URBAN:
Educational Materials
The items below link to DNR and other agency pages with information and files to download.
Publications Focused on Urban Runoff Rules:
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What Municipalities Need to Know - Public Education & Outreach" This publication is available through your local DNR office, may be ordered from the UW Extension Publications Site at http://learningstore.uwex.edu, or may be downloaded as a pdf from this site: Download (pdf 908 KB) |
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Storm Water Detention Ponds Site Safety & Design This fact sheet discusses the potential safety hazards that can be associated with detention ponds, and techniques to reduce the risk of such hazards. Download (pdf 2.3 MB) |
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Detecting & Eliminating Illicit Discharges What municipalities need to know about the dumping and improper disposal of wastes, improper storage of materials, septic system failures, or sanitary sewer overflows. Describes best management practices that can help municipalities meet permit requirements for a storm sewer system. Download (pdf 1.4 MB) |
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Managing Storm Water Runoff: A Self Assessment for Wisconsin Businesses Download (pdf 1.9 MB) |
General Publications
- Wisconsin Stormwater Three-Panel Display
- Wisconsin's Municipal Storm Water Collaboratives (pdf 402 KB)
- Dane County Stormwater Curriculum for Teachers
- Industrial Storm Water Pollution Prevention Planning Manual
Rain Gardens
- Rain Garden Educator's Kit
- Rain Gardens Infiltrating Wisconsin!
- Interactive Plant List for Wisconsin Rain Gardens
- Wisconsin Native Plants for Shady Rain Gardens
- UW-Arboretum's rain garden curriculum
- Rain Gardens: A How-to Manual for Homeowners
