Publications for Landowners

After the Storm Brochure (pdf 2.77MB)

Life at the Water's Edge Fact Sheets
These fact sheets were designed to educate streamside property owners about how to increase land value, reduce streambank erosion, improve wildlife habitat, and protect and improve the quality of the Chagrin River and Lake Erie. Project funded in part by the Great Lakes Basin Program, Great Lakes Commission.
Fact Sheet 1 (2.8MB)
Fact Sheet 2 (3MB)
Fact Sheet 3 (2.7MB)
Fact Sheet 4 (2MB)
Fact Sheet 5 (3.3MB)
Fact Sheet 6 (3MB

Oil & Gas Well Drilling

Rain Garden Manual for Homeowners (pdf 2.9MB)

Recipes For A Healthy Chagrin River (pdf 2.7MB)
This recipe book was designed to educate residents about steps they can take to improve water quality in the watershed. This publication was made possible by the generous financial support of the Coastal Zone Management Act, administered by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through the Ohio Coastal Management Program, administered by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management.

Make Your Home the Solution to Stormwater Pollution Brochure (pdf 700KB)

Take the Storm Water Runnoff Challenge (crossword, pdf 1MB)

Tree Revetment

Technical Publications

Adoption Process for Best Land-Use Regulations

Alternative Sewage Treatment Systems and Conservation Design in Unsewered Areas: Distributed Storm Water Management in the Chagrin River Watershed, Ohio

Chagrin River Watershed Action Plan

Chagrin River Watershed Balanced Growth Plan

Chagrin River Watershed Balanced Growth Plan Guidance Document

Chagrin River Watershed Impervious Area Study

Floodplain Restoration and Storm Water Management Guidance and Case Study

Funding the Long Term Operation and Maintenance of Storm Water Best Management Practices

Hedonic Analysis of Riparian/Wetland Setbacks

Improving Land Use in the Lake Erie Basin through Better Planning, Improved Regulations and Stormwater Modeling: Part 2 - Watershed Scale Impacts of Stormwater and Stream Corridor Management (pdf 1.04MB)

Modeling the Effectiveness of Traditional and Innovative Stormwater Management Strategies in the Chagrin River Watershed: Part 1 - Development Site Scale

Parking Lots, Impervious Cover & Storm Water

Primary Headwater Habitat Inventory and Land Use Analysis Upper Main Branch of the Chagrin River

Review of National Trends in Parking Requirements

Riparian Setbacks Technical Information for Decision Makers

Riparian Setbacks: Why That Width?

Summary of Riparian & Wetland Setback Regulations in Ohio

Why Riparian Setbacks?

Targeting Best Management Practices and Monitoring Stream Hydrology in the Chagrin Watershed: Analysis of Riparian Corridor Connectivity and Urban Stormwater Infrastructure

Presentations

Ohio EPA Storm Water Video “Tempest in a Channel: Stormwater Runoff’s Impact on Urban Streams”.

Internet Program Broadcastings
Saving America's Streams and Streamside Lands (HTML Video)

Stormwater Management from a Watershed Perspective: Extreme Western Climates (HTML Video)

Stormwater Management from a Watershed Perspective
(No purchase necessary. Click on the media player icon to play)

2006 Wetland Webcast Series: Conserving Wetlands Through Land Management

2006 Alternative Practices for Road or Highway Stormwater Management

NPDES Training Courses and Workshops
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