Resources

NYS DEC Regional Stormwater Contacts

• Cities/Towns/Villages Websites

 

• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  
  
• US Environmental Protection Agency - Stormwater ProgramLow Impact Development Center, Inc.


• Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Application​

• Project WET - A Program for Chemung County Students K-12

• https://www.siyachts.com/Water-Science-Projects-And-Experiments

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• Western New York Stormwater Coalition​

• What is a Rain Garden?​

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Coalition Brochures on Stormwater  Best Management Practices 

• Stormwater and the Home - Before you Build
• Stormwater and the Home - Lawn Care
• Stormwater and the Home - Pollution Prevention
• Stormwater and the Home - Rain Barrels
• Stormwater and the Home - Rain Gardens

• Stormwater and the Construction Industry - Concrete Washout
• Stormwater and the Workplace - Dumpsters
• Stormwater and the Workplace - Outdoor Work
• Fact Sheet for Business
• Fact Sheet for Home
• Landowner Fact Sheet for SPDES Permit

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Water Resources

http://water.epa.gov/
http://www.dec.ny.gov/
http://www.srbc.net/
chemungriverfriends.org/post.php?pid=41
www.agriculture.ny.gov/SoilWater/land-and-water.html
http://www.chemungcountyhealth.org/
http://www.u-s-c.org/
http://www.chemungsportsmen.com/

The following booklets are available from municipal town halls, Chemung County Soil & Water Conservation District and Cornell Extension of Chemung County

- Booklet for: Best Management Practices During Timber Harvesting 
  Operations
- Stream Processes - A Guide to Living in Harmony with Streams
- The Homeowner's Lawn Care and Water Quality Almanac

Downloadable PDFs

Rain Garden Infiltration Poster

Rain Garden How-To Manual