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General GI

Handbooks, manuals and high quality outreach resources on Green Infrastructure from various sources.

  • What is Green Infrastructure?

    Green Infrastructure (GI) refers to a suite of techniques designed to mimic nature by increasing the area that rainwater can infiltrate into the soil, slowing it down to allow natural filtration and g...

  • The Homeowner's Guide to Stormwater

    For homeowners, this guide will help you understand what stormwater is, how different practices on your property affect stormwater runoff, and how you can reduce the amount of stormwater runoff that l...

  • Paying for Green Infrastructure

    In Getting to Green: Paying for Green Infrastructure, the EPA addresses financing options and resources for local decision-makers. Sections include Taxes and General Funds, Fees, Stormwater Utilities,...

  • Grey Infrastructure vs. Green Infrastructure

    Traditionally engineered stormwater management is known as grey infrastructure. The goal of grey infrastructure is to move stormwater off site as quickly as possible, conveying it into the nearest wat...

  • Implementing GI Infrastructure into Community Development

    In this two-part series of articles published in 2016, Lori Yeich of the Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DCNR) takes on the integration of new stormwater regulations und...

  • Stormwater Infrastructure Glossary

    Created by Land + Water Works, this glossary defines and illustrates common stormwater infrastructure terms such as bioretention and catch basin. Land + Water Works Coalition is a coordinated campaign...

  • Green Infrastructure Storymap

    Kansas City, Missouri, has produced an excellent introduction to green infrastructure using a story map. Story maps use geospatial data with photos, video, graphics and text to visualize a theme or ev...

  • City of Lancaster_GI Fact Sheets

    A series of Green Infrastructure fact sheets cover roughly a dozen popular urban practices that serve to infiltrate and treat stormwater runoff. The fact sheets are an appendix to the City of Lancaste...