Top

Town of Braintree Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Action Plan

December 2017 Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Action Plan Prepared for the Town of Braintree by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council The devastating effects of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria highlight […]

Continue reading...

(Webinar) MA Cities and Towns: Improving Codes for Climate

How can Massachusetts cities and towns improve their codes in preparation for climate change? Watch the webinar above to find out!

Continue reading...

Accelerating Climate Resilience Grant Program

Accelerating Climate Resilience Grant Program CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Resources >> Environment Happening Now Now Open! Submit Your Proposal for FY27 Accelerating Climate Resilience Grants Beginning now through May […]

Continue reading...

Stormwater Management

About Stormwater Stormwater is the natural result of rain storms and other wet weather events. Normally, it flows into the ground or to surface waters allowing for recharge and filtering. […]

Continue reading...

MS4 Outfall Catchment Calculator

The EPA recently released a new MS4 permit that will take effect in July of 2017. As part of the Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) requirements of the new […]

Continue reading...

Stormwater Financing/Utility Starter Kit

Stormwater Utility Funding MAPC and project partners developed a Stormwater Utility/Funding Starter Kit to help municipalities take control of local water quality issues via a long-term funding source for stormwater […]

Continue reading...

Everett Earthworks Sculptural Garden

Everett Earthworks Sculptural Garden CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Resources >> Environment Art, Environmental and Public Health Initiative Everett Earthworks Sculptural Garden Project Background This project is a collaboration between […]

Continue reading...

Water Resources Technical Assistance Projects

All MAPC water resources documents from 1982 to date are listed below, with links to those that are available for download in PDF format. For those documents that are not […]

Continue reading...

Fact Sheet: Bioretention Areas

Bioretention is an important technique that uses soil, plants and microbes to treat stormwater before it is infiltrated or discharged. Bioretention “cells” are shallow depressions filled with sandy soil, topped […]

Continue reading...

External Links and Resources on LID

National Organizations and Research Centers Center for Watershed Protection: a leading nonprofit organization with extensive research and publications regarding water resource protection (including stormwater). Be sure to check out the Stormwater […]

Continue reading...