Measure Your Impacts, Do it Yourself Runoff Control, Stay Up-to-date on BMP Research
The Montgomery County Conservation District web site offers several Do-It-Yourself Rain Collection projects. Check out their information on making rain barrels and rain gardens.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has created a tool to help you Measure Your Bay Footprint so you can compare your nitrogen footprint with the average in the Chesapeake Watershed. Visit CBFs Nitrogen Calculator.
From The Journal of Hydrologic Engineering: Is Impervious Cover Still Important? A review by Tom Schueler, Lisa Fraley-McNeil, and Karen Capiella of recent research on the Impervious Cover Model (ICM) shows that research since 2003 has confirmed the basic premise of the ICM–but has also revealed important caveats. For the abstract and the full article, go here.
The Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership web site continues its updates on Stormwater BMP research. Go to the site.
Upcoming Events
December 15 - Online webcast on Erosion/Sediment Control, sponsored by the Center for Watershed Protection. Begins at 12:00 noon. Get details here.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS due January 8, 2010: 2010 International Conference on Stormwater and Urban Water Systems February 18-19, 2010. Toronto Airport Hilton, Toronto, ON. Organized by Computational Hydraulics International. Details are available here.
Start Planning now for the 2010 International Low Impact Development Conference, April 11-14, 2010. Westin Airport Hotel, San Francisco, CA. Final Papers are due from presentors December 17, 2009. Details available here.
