Im doing an essay on stormwater... and how construction sites impact it...?

Question

does anyone have a good research website???

Answer 1

EPA has some good sources. Look up stormwater pollution prevention.

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has some information too.
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See the links below for information:

http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/pdf/epd_conguidman/$File/ConstructionGM.pdf?OpenElement

Mississippi Construction Guidance Manual

http://www.swcc.state.al.us/erosion_handbook.htm

A very good book that details how to stop runoff.

http://www.cpesc.net/

An organization that will credential you in becoming a SWPPP professional

http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/water/branch_npdes/stormwater/construction/construction.htm#NOI

Arkansas requirements (they are currently one of the tough states in the southeast)

http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_quality/stormwater/TXR15_1_to_5.html

http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_quality/stormwater/TXR15_waiver_steps.html


Texas

http://www.deq.state.ok.us/WQDnew/stormwater/


Oklahoma


http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/Default.aspx?tabid=245

Louisiana (scroll down to bottom of page)

http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/pdf/epd_smConstPmt3-11-03/$File/Small%20constr%20prmt%203_11_03%20FINAL.pdf?OpenElement

http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/pdf/epd_Phase_II_Resources/$File/resources%20phase%20II.pdf?OpenElement

http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/page/epd_epdgeneral?OpenDocument

Mississippi (in a pdf)

http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=6

USEPA

http://www.cicacenter.org/stormwater.html

CICA stormwater

http://www.cicacenter.org/bmps.html

Links to other BMPS