Many stormwater management professionals say that the use of “green” management practices, such as rain gardens and bioswales, can work as well as traditional pipe systems and help reduce the costs of stormwater runoff management.

Researchers have found that homeowners respond favorably to economic incentives to participate in green stormwater management. To make alternative stormwater control practices work, communities need to know the real costs and policy makers need to give people incentives encourage adoption. This book discusses the legal, economic, and hydrological issues associated with various incentive mechanisms and offers case studies of successes and potential obstacles.

Features:
• Introduces “green” stormwater management practices
• Answers many of your questions about green stormwater management
• Discusses low-impact development practices
• Provides incentives for homeowners to retain stormwater on their property
• Details legal, economic, and hydrologic issues
• Explores opportunities available to municipalities and stormwater managers

Table of Contents
1.   Background and Introduction
2.   Costs and Effectiveness of Stormwater Management Practices
3.   Economic Costs, Benefits, and Achievability of Low-Impact, Development-Based Stormwater Regulations
4.   Accounting for Uncertainty in Determining Green Infrastructure Cost-Effectiveness
5.   The Economics of Green Infrastructure and Low-Impact Development Practices
6.   The Property-Price Effects of Abating Nutrient Pollutants in Urban Housing Markets
7.   Opportunity Costs of Residential Best Management Practices for Stormwater Runoff Control
8.   At the Intersection of Hydrology, Economics, and Law: Application of Market Mechanisms and Incentives to Reduce Stormwater Runoff
9.   In-Lieu Fees: Steps Toward Stormwater Treatment Cost Effectiveness
10. Cap-and-Trade for Stormwater Management

Index