Topic: Environment – Page 11

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

Posted on January 23, 2019 at 9:50 am. Written by Elise Harmon

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

Accelerating Climate Resilience Grant Program

Posted on October 25, 2018 at 2:45 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Accelerating Climate Resilience Grant Program CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Resources >> Environment Accelerating Climate Resilience (ACR) Grant Program MAPC is working in partnership with the Barr Foundation to accelerate […]

Stormwater Management

Posted on May 22, 2018 at 1:10 pm. Written by Kit Un

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. […]

MS4 Outfall Catchment Calculator

Posted on May 22, 2018 at 1:09 pm. Written by Kit Un

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 […]

Stormwater Financing/Utility Starter Kit

Posted on May 22, 2018 at 1:08 pm. Written by Kit Un

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 […]

Everett Earthworks Sculptural Garden

Posted on May 16, 2018 at 5:07 pm. Written by Kit Un

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 […]

Water Resources Technical Assistance Projects

Posted on November 24, 2017 at 10:18 am. Written by Kit Un

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 […]

Fact Sheet: Bioretention Areas

Posted on September 15, 2016 at 8:39 pm. Written by Kit Un

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 […]

External Links and Resources on LID

Posted on September 15, 2016 at 12:07 pm. Written by Kit Un

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 […]

Fact Sheet: Cisterns and Rain Barrels

Posted on September 15, 2016 at 10:43 am. Written by Kit Un

Cisterns and rain barrels are simple techniques to store rooftop runoff for reuse for landscaping and other nonpotable uses. They are based on the LID approach that treats rooftop runoff […]