2016-2020

Community-enabled Lifecycle Analysis of Stormwater Infrastructure Costs (CLASIC) is a collaborative effort between seven institutions looking at green and gray infrastructure alternatives for stormwater. The four-year project (2016-2020) was funded at $2M by USEPA under National Priorities: Life Cycle Costs of Water Infrastructure Alternatives grant (EPA-G2015-ORD-D1).

2017 (October)

Changes in the regulatory landscape, coupled with budget-constrained environments, are driving local governments to search for new or evolving strategies and investments that deliver more value than conventional stormwater management practices.

2023 - Present

The Smart Salting: Enhanced Winter Maintenance training addresses salt pollution on parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks. This voluntary, statewide road salt certification program is targeted to private applicators and aims to balance the safety and mobility of people during winter weather months with improving application practices to reduce contamination to local streams, wells, and drinking water reservoirs and prevent damage to infrastructure, the environment, and potentially human health.

2013 (December)

SAGE HAMPTON is a donation funded program managed by Hampton, Virginia's Clean City Commission.  The program supports installation of gardens in roads rights-of-way to help slow and filter stormwater runoff entering local waterways.  SAGE's goals include beautifying the local streetscape, filtering stormwater, boosting community pride and appreciation, and facilitating future economic development by creating a more inviting roadway environment.  EFC helped support the development of an operational guidance document for the SAGE HAMPTON program.

2007 (June)

This paper contains the stories of six watershed organizations considered "successful":  the Charles River Watershed Association, South Yuba River's Citizen League, Amigos Bravos, Blackfoot Challenge, Elizabeth River Project, and Friends of the Mississippi River. Success was gauged by the organizations'  demonstrated accomplishments and by their growth in members and annual budgets.  The stories shared approaches used by organizational leaders to grow outstanding watershed organizations.

2014 (December 5)

Learn about the innovative financing behind 20 communities’ green infrastructure program. View and download the full collection of infographics featured in our Green Infrastructure Financing Map.Attachments

Welcome to the UMD Environmental Finance Center’s Green Infrastructure Financing Map!Here you will find incredible green infrastructure financing stories from diverse communities across the country showcased in an interesting and accessible way.

In 2012, Warrington Township, Pennsylvania passed a voter-approved referendum committing $3 million to open space protection. The EFC worked with Warrington Township to identify ways in which the community could leverage its open space dollars to serve multiple community priorities and gain additional benefits the community had not identified.

2014 (June 30)

On behalf of the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) through the Capacity Building for Sustainable Communities program, this report presents recommendations for implementing and financing green infrastructure elements of the Mid-South Regional Greenprint Vision Plan so that the region can enhance water quality while simultaneously extending its network of trails for recreation, active transportation, public health, and other community benefits.Attachments

The Delaware River Basin provides drinking water for more than 13 million people and is home to an abundance of fish and wildlife including some endangered, threatened, and at-risk species. People and wildlife depend upon the water resources of the Basin, and the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), for their water security – for an adequate and sustainable supply of clean and healthy water that can be equitably accessed and is resilient in the face of climate change and extreme conditions.