While working on a recent study of Cost Effective Stormwater Management in the James River Watershed for the James River Association, I found myself thinking a lot about dog poop.  Although the supporting research is admittedly limited, one of the findings of the study was that pet waste programs are by far the most cost-effective management practice for reducing nutrients in runoff. The cost to remove a pound of nitrogen was estimated at just $0.44, which is 700 times more cost-effective than a bioswale and 1,200 times more cost effective than a pond retrofit. The cost to remove a pound [...]