Source Water Assessments: Reports

Source Water Assessments: Factsheets

Source Water Assessments: Maps

Educational and Outreach Materials:
Please visit the RI Stormwater Solutions website (now external, hosted by DEM).

Stormwater Training Manuals (Train The Trainer Workshops):
Stormwater System Maintenance, Trainer’s Guide, A 4-Part Workshop Series
Preventing Storm Water Pollution at Your Public Works Facility, Trainer’s Guide, A 5-Part Workshop Series

Research Documents:
Review of National Stormwater/NPS Outreach Efforts (2006)
A Review of National Stormwater Outreach Efforts:PowerPoint Presentation (2006)
The University of Rhode Island’s Porous Asphalt Parking Lots: PowerPoint Presentation
Porous Pavement and Groundwater Quality Technical Bulletin

Porous Pavement Factsheets:
Introduction to the Permeable Pavement Factsheet Series
Block Pavers
Permeable Pavement: Design Considerations
Driveway Alternatives
Porous Asphalt
Trench Drains
Plastic Grid Pavers

Rain Garden Documents:
Rain Gardens: A Design Guide for Homeowners in Rhode Island
Rain Garden Service Project Manual for Students

Three-Part Series of Manuals For Homeowners, Designers, Installers, and Planners:
Choosing a Wastewater Treatment System
Alternative Wastewater Treatment for Individual Lots
A Creative Combination: Merging Alternative Wastewater Treatment with Smart Growth

Factsheet Series For Homeowners:
What to Expect During a First Maintenance Inspection
What to Expect During a Routine Maintenance Inspection
What to Expect During a Septic Tank Pump-out
What You Can Do to Extend the Life of Your System
Recommended Upgrades for Your Septic Tank
What’s In Your Backyard?
Additives And Your Onsite Wastewater Treatment System
Do You Really Need A Maintenance Contract?

Research Publications:
What Affects Homeowner Satisfaction With Advanced Treatment Systems (2005)

Chepachet Village Decentralized Wastewater Demonstration Project: The Report (2005)

• Appendix A: Summary of Alternative Onsite Wastewater Demonstration Systems Treatment Performance and Operation and Maintenance Needs, Chepachet Village, Gloucester, RI
• Appendix B: Map Analysis of Chepachet Village Pollution Risks and Wastewater Treatment Options
  Nutrient Loading Summary
  MANAGE Summary Indicators
  MANAGE Nutrient Loading and Hydrologic Assumptions
  Chepachet Village Pollution Risk Indicator
  RI HEALTH Public Water Supply Database 1993-2004
  Chepachet Village Parcel Analysis Summary Tables
  Drainfield Options for 3-Bedroom Houses
  Chepachet Village-Local Options for Wastewater Management
• Appendix C: Summary of URI Home*A*Syst Education Efforts

Creative Community Design and Wastewater Mangement(2004)

Standards and Procedures for Site Specific Soil Mapping in Rhode Island

Rhode Island Method for Determining Hydrologic Soil Group by Site Specific Soil Mapping

NEMO’s LID and GI Resources Page

LID Municipal Self-Assessment:
LID Municipal Self-Assessment and Primer
Supporting PowerPoint: Gathering Your Team
Supporting PowerPoint: After Completion