Stormwater Links and Resources
Stormwater Links and Educational Resources
- After the Storm -- This half-hour TV special on the impact of stormwater pollution has aired on the Weather Channel. EPA and the Weather Channel co-produced this documentary to raise citizen awareness about watersheds and the variety of problems impacting them, particularly those caused by polluted stormwater runoff. Now, a complete version of this video is posted on the Internet at www.epa.gov/weatherchannel.
- EPA Training courses and workshops in stormwater management, NPDES and related topics.
- Center for Watershed Protection free downloadable materials: The Center for Watershed provides local governments, activists, and watershed organizations around the country with the technical tools for protecting some of the nation's most precious natural resources: our streams, lakes and rivers.
- San Diego ”Think Blue” educational videos in English and Spanish
- From the University of Central Florida, the Stormwater Education Toolkit (SET) contains thousands of educational products organized by target audience into three volumes
- EPA Case Studies: Effective Stormwater Education in order to highlight some outstanding stormwater education projects and initiatives
- South Carolina Department of Heath and Environmental Control, Stormwater Educational Materials
- California Storm Water Quality Association Resource Library
- State Water Resources Control Board Public Education
- Stormwater Professional Journal
Southern California Stormwater Public Agencies
- County of Orange Stormwater Program
- County of San Diego Stormwater Program
- County of Los Angeles Stormwater Program
- County of San Bernardino Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program
- County of Riverside Stormwater Protection Program
- City of San Diego Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program
- City of Los Angeles Stormwater Program
- California Coastal Zone
State & Regional Boards in Southern California:
- California State Water Resources Control Board
- Los Angeles Water Quality Control Board (Region 4)
- Colorado River Regional Water Quality Control Board (Region 7)
- Santa Ana Water Quality Control Board (Region 8)
- San Diego Water Quality Control Board (Region 9)
- Clean water Act 303 (d) info
- State Water Resources Control Board NPDES Education
- San Diego Basin Plan
- Municipal Permits:
- General Construction Permit
- General Industrial Permit
- California Water Quality Regional Boards
- Non Point source control Program
- 2008 Integrated Report [CWA 303(d) list and Section 305 (b) Report]
- Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program
- Stormwater Best Management Practices Handbooks
- Caltrans Construction SWPPP Preparation Manuals and Handbooks
- California Environmental Protection Agency
- California Coastal Commission
- Santa Monica “Heal The Bay” Group
- Friends of Los Angeles River (FOLAR)
- San Diego “Think Blue” Stormwater Campaign
Caltrans Training Materials
- Water Pollution Controls While You Work: Temporary BMPs on Highway Construction Sites
23 minute Video Presentation (47.5 mb) - Field Application Training for Erosion and Sediment Control BMPs PowerPoint Presentation
- Erosion Control BMP Implementation PowerPoint Presentation Part A
- Sediment Control BMP's PowerPoint Presentation Part B
- Field Application Training Class Exercises PowerPoint Presentation exercises
- SWPPP and WPCP Preparation Workshop
- Construction Storm Water Training for Management 2-Hour Module (pdf)
- Inspecting for Water Pollution Control on Construction Sites
- Water Quality Sampling and Analysis on Construction Sites Part 1
- Water Quality Sampling and Analysis on Construction Sites Part 2
