From the MA Coastal Zone Management website http://www.mass.gov/czm/smartgrowth/lid/

Low Impact Development (LID) techniques use an integrated approach to site design, stormwater management, and water conservation to protect the natural terrain and hydrology.  Case studies of LID initiatives and progress have been completed for these MA communities:

Tyngsborough (PDF, 7.4 MB) http://www.mass.gov/czm/smartgrowth/lid/tyngsborough_lid.pdf

Boston (PDF, 2.2 MB) http://www.mass.gov/czm/smartgrowth/lid/boston_lid.pdf

Cohasset (PDF, 1.5 MB) http://www.mass.gov/czm/smartgrowth/lid/cohasset_lid.pdf

Franklin (PDF, 5 MB) http://www.mass.gov/czm/smartgrowth/lid/franklin_lid.pdf

The key to successful LID is to begin with effective site design.  The Practive of Low Impact Development provides important details about this LID practice. (PDF, 2 MB)

Betsy Rickards/CZM wrote the case studies; Susan Murphy/CZM intern wrote the guidance document; Arden Miller/CZM did all graphic design.

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From the Center for Watershed Protection website http://www.cwp.org/runoff_rundown_fall2006.htm

Spotlight on Superior Stormwater Programs - Profiles of well-performing NPDES Phase I communities in Austin, TX and Baltimore, MD. 

Austin has been a leader in watershed education programs and water quality monitoring.  Austin has developed a number of successful programs that integrate water quality, watersheds, and aquatic resource monitoring with stormwater management.  http://www.cwp.org/RR_Photos/Austin_Profile_Sheet.pdf

Watershed 263 in Baltimore is an ultra-urban watershed with no surface streams and variable land uses.  The Watershed 263 partnership, made of many diverse organizations, seeks to improve stormwater quality along with quality of life in this area of the city.  http://www.cwp.org/RR_Photos/Baltimore_City_profile_sheet.pdf

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Green gaions stop erosion in NH

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