Weathering the Storm:
Managing Stormwater with
Low Impact Development (LID)
in Northern New England |
Registration is Now Open for
Low Impact Development Conferences and Workshops in
Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont
Dates and Locations:
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Planning board members
Conservation commission members
Select board members
Council members
Development board members
Zoning board members
Municipal engineers
Town planners
Regional planners
Community leaders
For questions email:
Click Here or
Phone: (207) 221-6699
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WHAT IS LOW IMPACT
DEVELOPMENT (LID)?
Low Impact Development
refers to a stormwater management approach that emphasizes
conservation and use of existing natural site
features integrated with
small-scale stormwater
controls to more closely
mimic natural hydrologic patterns in residential, commercial, and industrial settings.
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Help your town protect its natural areas,
reduce pollution, save money,
maintain its character, and grow responsibly! |
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LEARN ABOUT:
- Why stormwater matters to your community
- What you can do to reduce flooding, pollution and costly infrastructure in your community
- What innovative stormwater management or LID looks like and costs
- What communities can do to encourage low impact development
- What communities in your state are doing about stormwater
- Reviewing site plans for effective stormwater management
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Weathering the Storm:
Managing Stormwater with Low Impact Development (LID)
in Northern New England |
CO-SPONSORED BY:
CSREES New England Regional Water Program
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
New Hampshire Sea Grant
New Hampshire Coastal Program
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Maine NEMO
University of Vermont Extension
Lake Champlain Sea Grant
Vermont NEMO
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – New England |
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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
PETE (Partnership for Environmental Technology Education)
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Maine Coastal Program
Maine CDC Drinking Water Program
Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
New Hampshire Estuaries Project
Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center
Strafford Regional Planning Commission
Town of Durham
Town of Exeter
Hodgson Brook Restoration Project
NH Natural Resource Outreach Coalition (NROC - NH NEMO)
Altus Engineering
National NEMO Network
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Vermont Regional Planning Commissions
Vermont League of Towns and Cities
Lake Champlain Basin Program
Engineering Solution Inc.
Land Use Institute
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