From ash pond to Riverside Wetlands: Making the business case for engineered natural technologies
From ash pond to Riverside Wetlands: Making the business case for engineered natural technologies applies a nature valuation framework to …
Ambient water quality
Green Infrastructure Evaluation Framework
The Green Infrastructure Evaluation Framework allows for people planning green infrastructure projects to identify and systematically calculate project benefits. Step …
Identifying linkages between urban green infrastructure and ecosystem services using an expert opinion methodology
Identifying linkages between urban green infrastructure and ecosystem services using an expert opinion methodology compares benefits in urban distributed stormwater …
Nature-Based Solutions Evidence Tool
The Nature-Based Solutions Evidence Tool is primarily an online catalog of peer-reviewed research that provides evidence of the impacts of …
The Napa River Basin, California
The Napa River Basin, California provides a short overview of the multi-benefit approach taken by the Napa River communities to …
Economics for the Environment Project Page
The Economics for the Environment Project Page provides summaries of several case studies and economic valuations for natural resources in …
Green Infrastructure Co-Benefits Valuation Tool
The Green Infrastructure Co-benefits Valuation Tool is intended to provide a framework, methods, and values to support rapid screening-level analysis …
The Untapped Potential of California’s Water Supply: Efficiency, Reuse, and Stormwater – Issue Brief
Increased pressures on CaliforniaÂ’s water supply, including from population growth and intense periods of drought exacerbated by climate change, are …
Towards a New Paradigm of Urban Water Infrastructure: Identifying Goals and Strategies to Support Multi-Benefit Municipal Wastewater Treatment
Towards a New Paradigm of Urban Water Infrastructure: Identifying Goals and Strategies to Support Multi-Benefit Municipal Wastewater Treatment examines the …
Performance of Two Bioswales on Urban Runoff Management
This study evaluated the effectiveness of two bioswales eight years after construction in Davis, California. An identically sized control bioswale …
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Water LA
The 2018 Water LA report by the River Project explores the opportunities for and challenges of building a resilient region …
Methods to Assess Co-Benefits of California Climate Investments: Water Supply and Availability
Methods to Assess Co-benefits of California Climate Investments: Water Supply and Availability is a literature review of the different methodologies …
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The Blueprint for Increased Investment in Green Infrastructure
The Blueprint for Increased Investment in Green Infrastructure is a comprehensive resource for water managers and other decision makers seeking …
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On Spatially Distributed Hydrologic Ecosystem Services: Bridging the Quantitative Information Gap Using Remote Sensing and Hydrological Models
The white paper, On Spatially Distributed Hydrologic Ecosystem Services, provides an explanation of and use case examples for a hydrologic …
Top 22 Benefits of Trees
This website, Top 22 Benefits of Trees, provides an overview of the top benefits provided by trees, which include, but …
Sustainable Landscapes in the Santa Ana River Watershed
The Sustainable Landscapes in the Santa Ana River Watershed map is an interactive tool that allows users to explore potential …
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Opportunities for natural infrastructure to improve urban water security in Latin America
Opportunities for natural infrastructure to improve urban water security in Latin America offers a continent-scale analysis of ecosystem services provided …
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Valuing investments in sustainable land management in the Upper Tana River basin, Kenya
Valuing investments in sustainable land management in the Upper Tana basin, Kenya provides a case study of valuing ecosystem services …
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Informing watershed planning and policy in the Truckee River basin through stakeholder engagement, scenario development, and impact evaluation
In Informing watershed planning… Podolak et al. evaluate the water quality and water quantity impacts of stream andl and restoration …
Water-quality trends in the nation’s rivers and streams, 1972-2012 Data preparation, statistical methods, and trend results
Water-quality trends in the nation’s rivers and streams, 1972-2012 Data preparation, statistical methods, and trend results analyzes surface water quality …
Methods for Evaluating Temporal Groundwater Quality Data and Results of Decadal-Scale Changes in Chloride, Dissolved Solids, and Nitrate Concentrations in Groundwater in the United States, 1988–2010
Methods for Evaluating Temporal Groundwater Quality Data and Results of Decadal-Scale Changes in Chloride, Dissolved Solids, and Nitrate Concentrations in …
Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) Water Pollution Search
Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) Water Pollution Search is an online tool that allows users to search discharge monitoring …
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Stream Reach Assessment Tool
Stream Reach Assessment Tool is an online tool used to assess surface water quality within the Delaware River watershed. Through …
National Management Measures to Protect and Restore Wetlands and Riparian Areas for the Abatement of Nonpoint Source Pollution
National Management Measures to Protect and Restore Wetlands and Riparian Areas for the Abatement of Nonpoint Source Pollution is a …
Achieving Resilience through Water Recycling in Peri-Urban Agriculture
Achieving Resilience through Water Recycling in Peri-Urban Agriculture examines water recycling for agricultural use in the peri-urban regions of Western …
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Relevance and Benefits of Urban Water Reuse in Tourist Areas
Relevance and Benefits of Urban Water Reuse in Tourist Areas presents a case study on factors that influenced the implementation …
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Green Infrastructure & Health Guide
Green Infrastructure & Health Guide provides the tools, resources, and evidence for the connections between green infrastructure (GI) and human …
Preliminary Data Summary of Urban Storm Water Best Management Practices
Preliminary Data Summary of Urban Storm Water Best Management Practices synthesizes existing information on costs and environmental benefits of stormwater …
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Dams and Development A New Framework for Decision-Making
Dams and Development A New Framework for Decision-Making provides a comprehensive, global evaluation of the impacts of dams on people, …
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Sustainable Rivers Project
The Sustainable Rivers Project aims to enhance river habitats through modification of dam operations. The report includes eight case studies …
Green Remediation: Incorporating Sustainable Environmental Practices into Remediation of Contaminated Sites
Green Remediation: Incorporating Sustainable Environmental Practices into Remediation of Contaminated Sites contains fourteen case studies conducted throughout the United States …
Water Reuse Project in Virginia Providing Multiple Benefits
Water Reuse Project in Virginia Providing Multiple Benefits provides an example of an effective water reuse project implemented in the …
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Global Review of Physical and Biological Effectiveness of Stream Habitat Rehabilitation
Global Review of Physical and Biological Effectiveness of Stream Habitat Rehabilitation is a literature review that assesses 345 studies of …
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Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices
Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices analyzes 17 case studies of low impact development (LID) …
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Just the FACTS: Floods in California
Just the FACTS: Floods in California highlights key state-wide flooding concerns and solutions for California. The solutions presented include taking …
Energy Down the Drain: The Hidden Costs of California’s Water Supply
Energy Down the Drain: The Hidden Costs of California’s Water Supply analyzes the connections between power and water resources in …
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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management
Green Infrastructure: Guide for Water Management examines case studies of green infrastructure projects throughout the United States. The report argues …
Green Infrastructure and Water Supply: A Case Study of the City of Los Angeles
Green Infrastructure and Water Supply: A Case Study of the City of Los Angeles presents a two-page report on a …
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Rainwater as a Resource: A Report on Three Sites Demonstrating Sustainable Stormwater Management
Rainwater as a Resource: A Report on Three Sites Demonstrating Sustainable Stormwater Management (2007) presents three case studies for stormwater …
Public Private Partnerships and Finance of Large-Scale Green Infrastructure in the Great Lakes Basin
Public Private Partnerships and Finance of Large-Scale Green Infrastructure in the Great Lakes Basin is a report presenting the outcome …
Stormwater Capture Master Plan
Los Angeles’ Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Stormwater Capture Master Plan develops a strategy for long-term stormwater capture potential, …
Policy settings, regulatory frameworks and recycled water schemes
Policy settings, regulatory frameworks and recycled water schemes analyzes eight water recycling case studies conducted internationally to illustrate how the …
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Co-benefits for Water and Biodiversity from the Sustainable Management of High Nature Value Farmland
Co-benefits for Water and Biodiversity from the Sustainable Management of High Nature Value Farmland examines the potential for high nature …
Making the Utility Case for Onsite Non-potable Water Systems
Making the Utility Case for Onsite Non-potable Water Systems is a report that 1) defines the scope of onsite non-potable …
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Assessing the Return on Investment in Watershed Conservation: Best Practices Approach and Case Study for the Rio Camboriú PWS Program, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Assessing the Return on Investment in Watershed Conservation applies a return on investment (ROI) framework to a watershed conservation project …
Envision V3 User Manual
The Envision V3 (Draft Credits for Public Review and Comment) user manual outlines additions to the Envision framework, a sustainability …
Water Reuse: An International Survey of Current Practice, Issues and Needs
Water Reuse: An International Survey of Current Practice, Issues and Needs presents an in-depth review of water reuse practices from …
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Envision Framework
Envision is a framework that provides the guidance needed to initiate this systemic change in the planning, design and delivery …
LA Sustainable Water Project: Los Angeles River Watershed
LA Sustainable Water Project: Los Angeles River Watershed provides an in-depth analysis of the potential future opportunities for water recycling, …
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Techno-economic assessment and environmental impacts of desalination technologies
Techno-economic assessment and environmental impacts of desalination technologies provides a review of desalination technologies, including energy requirements, water production costs, …
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