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A Citizen's Guide to Flood Protection2011doc_pdf1077.9Orange County Public Works Department1019409Stormwater Fact Sheet: Describes ways to protect life and property during flood. Explains floodplains, flood insurance, floodplain permit requirements, flood warning system, and gives advice on drainage system maintenance.CitizensGuideToFloodProtection.pdf6Orange
Annual Groundwater Runoff Calculation Lesson Plandoc_pdf0Geological Society of America1017736Groundwater - Water we doing to our planet? – Students will calculate yearly runoff created by a parking lot, and calculate the loss of water that would have entered the groundwater system.http://www.geosociety.org/educate/lessonplans/Groundwater.pdf6Orange
Better Assessment Science Integrating Point & Nonpoint Sources (BASIN)2007doc_html0U.S. Environmental Protection Agency5616A multi-purpose environmental analysis system that integrates a geographical information system (GIS), national watershed data, and state of the art environmental assessment and modeling tools into one convenient package.http://water.epa.gov/scitech/datait/models/basins/index.cfm6Orange
Case for Sustainable Landscapes, The2009doc_pdf0Sustainable Sites Initiative1018690This document is a companion volume to the larger report "The Sustainable Sites Initiative: Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks 2009." It gives background on the Initiative; a set of arguments--economic, environmental, and social--for the adoption of sustainable land practices; additional background on the science behind the criteria in the Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks 2009; and a sampling of case studies, including the sustainably-designed parking lot of Tampa's Florida Aquarium.http://www.sustainablesites.org/report/The%20Case%20for%20Sustainable%20Landscapes_2009.pdf6Orange
Chapter 62-25 Regulations of Stormwater Dischargedoc_html0Florida Department of Environmental Protection1014174The Chapter 62-25 regulations of stormwater discharge.http://www.dep.state.fl.us/legal/rules/surfacewater/62-25.pdf6Orange
Citizen's Guide to Stormwater Pollution2005doc_pdf333Orange County Environmental Protection Division1006435Brochure describing sources of stormwater pollution and ways that citizens can help to eliminate it.57_citizens%20guide05.pdf6Orange
Consequences of Urban Stormwater Pollution1999doc_html0Natural Resources Defense Council1015969This document describes how urban run-off (stormwater) can affect the dissolved oxygen level in our lakes and rivers and harm the aquatic life in those waters.http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/storm/chap3.asp6Orange
CWA/NPDES Annual Noncompliance Report--Calendar Year 20092011doc_pdf0U.S. Environmental Protection Agency1019185This report is a state-by-state summary of violations and enforcement response at smaller Clean Water Act dischargers under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program. It includes information on facilities that are violating the Clean Water Act and the actions states are taking to enforce the law and protect people’s health.http://www.epa-echo.gov/echo/ancr/us/docs/ANCR_2009.pdf6Orange
Drainage Control: Pump Stations & Drainwells2011doc_pdf151.1Orange County Public Works Department1019410Stormwater Fact Sheets: Explains drainwells, pump stations and control structures and how they act together to collect and channel stormwater.DrainageControl.pdf6Orange
Ecological Effects of Stormwater and Stormwater Controls on Small Streams2004doc_pdf0Watershed Management Institute, Inc.1015373Coordinated studies in three different regions in the United States related stream biological communities to land use and land cover attributes of the watersheds draining to their habitats.Ecological%20Effects%20of%20Stormwater%20on%20Small%20Streams.pdf6Orange