For Real Estate Professionals

Where can I find general stormwater information?

• The Stormwater Manager's Resource Center is designed specifically for stormwater engineers and managers, local government officials, and others needing technical assistance on stormwater management issues.
• USEPA Public Education and Outreach on Stormwater Impacts
• USEPA Surf Your Watershed Program
• Neuse River Education Team Urban Information
• The Center for Urban Water Resources Management conducts research that focuses on watershed management, including land-cover analyses and regional geology, streams and the protection of aquatic resources, water quality and urban stormwater runoff, groundwater movement and contamination, wastewater treatment, and water supply.
• The CSREES National Water Quality Program builds upon the 10 Regional Water Quality websites funded through the National Integrated Water Quality Program (NIWQP).
• These sites are available for public visits:
  • NCCES Urban Stormwater Quality Demonstration Sites in Neuse River Basin
• NCSU Soil Science Department Projects
  • Sediment and Erosion Control Research and Education Facility (SECREF)
  • Measures to Reduce Erosion and Turbidity in Construction Site Runoff
  • Erosion Basics 1: Introduction 1.24 Mb (93 files)
  • Erosion Basics 2: Erosion and Soils 2.11 Mb (125 files)
  • Erosion Basics 3: Rills and Gullies 13.2 Mb (104 files)
  • Erosion Basics 4: Practices Overview 11.8 Mb (118 files)
  • < Testing Gravel Inlet Protection in an Artificial Channel 2.5 Mb
  • Sediment Trap (Rock Outlet) Testing Under Controlled Conditions 1.8 Mb
• Stormwater Magazine
• Prince George's County in Maryland/Environmental Resources has information on how low impact development and stormwater management can help reduce the amount of runoff from property.  There are several innovative programs listed here under Principles and Practices and Biorention.
  
• BMP Computer Model Presentation
• The University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) was established in 1964 to meet North Carolina's water research needs. It is one of 54 state water institutes that were authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1964 to administer and promote federal/state partnerships in research and information transfer on water-related issues.

• California Coastal Commission -Model Urban Runoff Program, or MURP, is a "how-to" guide for addressing polluted urban runoff in small municipalities (with populations under 100,000) in California.

Where can I find information on construction and post-construction BMPs?

• WATERSHEDSS - Construction information 
• WATERSHEDSS - Urban Stormwater information

What on-line courses are available?

• NCSU Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department on-line continuing education courses:
  • Best Management Practices
  • Permeable Pavements
  • Stormwater Wetlands
  • Bio-Retention

Where can I learn about permits and regulations?

• US EPA
  • Office of Water
  • Phase II NPDES Stormwater Program includes Phase II factsheets, National Menu of BMPs, and Urbanized Areas Maps.
• The Journal for Surface Water Professionals Stormwater Management Plan
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NCDENR
• Land Quality Section Erosion and Sedimentation Site
• Stormwater and General Permits Unit - Manuals and Factsheets
• The City of Wilmington Stormwater Services