Stormwater Resources & Links

Please select one of the topics below to view available resources:

• Connecticut River Stormwater Committee
• Stormwater Videos
• Green Stormwater Information 
• Build a Rain Garden 
• Rain Barrels and Cisterns
• Porous Pavement / Permeable Pavers
• Additional Stormwater Guidance and Resources 
• Mill River & Connecticut River Watershed Links

Connecticut River Stormwater Committee

• Think Blue Connecticut River (PVPC)

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Stormwater Videos

• Why is Stormwater Important? (Connecticut River Stormwater Committee)
• Fowl Water 2019 (Think Blue Massachusetts)

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Green Stormwater Information

• Soak Up the Rain (US EPA)
• Green Infrastructure US (EPA)
• Make Your Home the Solution to Stormwater Pollution (pdf) (US EPA)
• Massachusetts Billion Gallons a Year Campaign (Mass. Watershed Coalition)

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Build a Rain Garden

• Rain Garden & Bioretention Specifications (pdf) (MA DEP)
• Building a Rain Garden (pdf) (Mass. Riverways)
• Rain Garden Design (pdf) (Charles River Watershed Assoc.)
• Rain Garden Guide (pdf) (Mass. Watershed Coalition)
• Rain Garden App (UConn)

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Rain Barrels and Cisterns

• Rain barrels can be purchased through Northampton's Solid Waste Division
• Rain Barrel & Cistern Information (pdf) (MA DEP)

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Porous Pavement / Permeable Pavers

• Porous Pavement Specifications (pdf) (MA DEP)
• Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement Fact Sheet (pdf) (UNH Stormwater Center)
• Porous Asphalt Pavement Fact Sheet (pdf) (UNH Stormwater Center)

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Additional Stormwater Guidance and Resources

• Massachusetts Stormwater Handbook (MA DEP)
• Massachusetts Erosion & Sediment Control Guidelines for Urban & Suburban Areas (MA DEP)
• New England Stormwater Retrofit Manual
• Low Impact Development Center
• Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO @ UConn)
• Stormwater Center at University of New Hampshire
• Center for Watershed Protections
• Northeast Regional Climate Center (Cornell University)
• Extreme Precipitation in New York and New England Project (Cornell University)

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Mill River and Connecticut River Watershed Links

• Mill River Greenway Initiative
• Connecticut River Conservancy
• Connecticut River Source to Sea Cleanup
• How's My Waterway (US EPA)