Annotated Septic System Bibliography (C. Swann, 1999). An exhaustive list of sources that address the Effects and Costs of Septic Systems within the Chesapeake Bay

Watershed Planning Needs Survey of Coastal Plain Communities (N. Law, 2008). This memorandum summarizes the methods, results and analyses of a web-based survey developed and implemented by the Center to assess the needs and current practices of watershed planning in coastal communities. The information generated from the survey, designed around the eight tools of watershed protection, will be used to determine the watershed techniques that are most commonly applied, the major gaps in watershed management, and examples of innovative programs and practices in the Coastal Plain.

Adopt-A-Pond Program Document (Center for Watershed Protection and Herring Run Watershed Association, 2005). This report provides educational materials on the function, maintenance, and benefits of stormwater ponds; lessons learned from other Adopt-A-Pond programs; and a process for a watershed group to implement an Adopt-A-Pond program.

A User's Guide to Watershed Planning in Maryland (Center for Watershed Protection, 2006). This guide for developing watershed plans in Maryland provides a common planning framework for Maryland communities, assembles planning resources into one place, integrates regulatory drivers, and presents methods necessary for completing a watershed plan. The guide represents a compilation of information gathered from 25 interviews with state agency program managers and local government staff and incorporates a review of more than 47 local watershed planning surveys. 

The Economic Benefits of Protecting Virginia's Streams, Lakes, and Wetlands and The Economic Benefits of Better Site Design in Virginia (Center for Watershed Protection, 2001). These two combined reports summarize the results of a literature search and synthesis of potential economic benefits associated with environmental protection regulations in Virginia, and compare four development projects in Virginia that have applied a number of the Better Site Design principles to illustrate the economic advantages of better site design.

Developing and Implementing a Stream Watch Program (Center for Watershed Protection and Jones Falls Watershed Association, 2004). This document provides educational materials on the impacts of humans on streams, to provide lessons learned from other Stream Watch Programs, and to provide a process for a watershed group to implement a Stream Watch Program.

The Smart Watershed Benchmarking Tool P. (Rowe, T. Schueler, 2006). Using lessons learned from around the country, this self-assessment tool helps local program managers make better decisions on watershed restoration priorities to maximize the performance of staff and financial resources. Local watershed groups can also use this tool by determining how their community compares to others and work with their local governments to encourage adoption of practices that would strengthen watershed restoration efforts. It includes an overview of smart watershed programs, its benefits and applications for local communities; step-by-step guidance on how to complete the tool and interpret community scores; case studies and tips for implementing the programs; and further details on restoration budgeting.

Watershed Vulnerability Analysis (J. Zielinski, 2002). The Watershed Vulnerability Analysis provides guidance on delineating subwatersheds, estimating current and future impervious cover, and identifying factors that would alter the initial classification of individual subwatersheds. This technical release outlines a basic eight-step process for creating a watershed plan for either a large watershed or jurisdiction.

Impervious Cover and Land Use in the Chesapeake Bay (K. Cappiella and K. Brown, 2001). This report summarizes a Center study that analyzed 12 suburban land uses in four Chesapeake Bay watershed communities. The study derived impervious cover-land use coefficients that can be used along with land use data to estimate current and future impervious cover in your own watershed. Included in the report is a method of using these numbers to estimate impervious cover, a detailed study methodology, a review of other methodologies, and an analysis of research documenting the relationship between impervious cover and stream quality.

Stream Restoration Practices: An Initial Assessment (K. Brown, 2000). Numerous stream restoration techniques are being employed that vary from "hard" structural approaches to "soft" bioengineering approaches. Examines 24 different types of stream restoration practices and includes over 450 individual practice installations. Each practice was evaluated in the field according to four simple visual criteria: structural integrity, function, habitat enhancement, and vegetative stability.

Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination: A Guidance Manual for Program Development and Technical Assessments - Appendices (Center for Watershed Protection; R. Pitt, University of Alabama, 2004). Outlines practical, low cost, and effective techniques for Phase II NPDES MS4 communities and others seeking to establish Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) programs and investigate non-stormwater entries into storm drainage systems. It details the types of testing used to detect illicit discharges, information on estimating program costs in terms of capital and personnel expenses, and timelines that estimate how long program implementation will take.

Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination: A Guidance Manual for Program Development and Technical Assessments (Center for Watershed Protection; R. Pitt, University of Alabama, 2004). Outlines practical, low cost, and effective techniques for Phase II NPDES MS4 communities and others seeking to establish Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) programs and investigate non-stormwater entries into storm drainage systems. It details the types of testing used to detect illicit discharges, information on estimating program costs in terms of capital and personnel expenses, and timelines that estimate how long program implementation will take.

Impacts of Impervious Cover on Aquatic Systems (Center for Watershed Protection, 2003). A comprehensive exploration of more than 225 multi-disciplinary studies documenting the hydrological, physical, water quality, and biological impacts of urbanization and its accompanying impervious cover. Covering many different eco-regions, climatic zones and stream types and with more than 100 graphics and tables, this 150-page report represents the Center's most thorough examination of imperviousness to date.