US EPA REGION 8
Resources for Flood Recovery
Colorado Flood Recovery Funding Workshop
The Ranch – Larimer County, Colorado
April 21, 2014
Resiliency and Sustainability
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Climate Ready Water Utilities
http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/watersecurity/climate/upload/epa817f12005.pdf
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Disaster Recovery and Long-Term Resilience Planning in Vermont 8/2013
http://accd.vermont.gov/sites/accd/files/Documents/strongcommunities/cpr/Vermont%20SGIA%20
Guidance%20Document%20FINAL.pdf
 Green Infrastructure Resiliency
http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure/upload/gi_resiliency.pdf
 Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities – EPA Technical Assistance Program
http://www.epa.gov/dced/buildingblocks.htm
 Federal Resources For Sustainable Rural Communities
http://www.epa.gov/dced/pdf/federal_resources_rural.pdf
 Leveraging The Partnership – DOT, HUD, and EPA Programs for Sustainable
Communities
http://www.epa.gov/dced/pdf/2010_0506_leveraging_partnership.pdf
 Essential Smart Growth Fixes for Rural Planning, Zoning, and Development
http://www.epa.gov/dced/pdf/rural_essential_fixes_508_030612.pdf
 Climate Change Adaptation for Healthy Kids – the CREATE Tool! FUN
http://www.epa.gov/climateforaction/
Watershed – Green Infrastructure – Storm Water Control Information
 Green Infrastructure – General
http://www2.epa.gov/region8/green-infrastructure
 Urban Waters
http://www.urbanwaters.gov/
 EPA Watershed Tools – A Compendium Fact Sheet
http://water.epa.gov/aboutow/owow/upload/2008_03_28_watershed_watershed_tools_fa
ctsheet.pdf
 After The Storm
http://water.epa.gov/action/weatherchannel/upload/2008_09_12_weatherchannel_after_
the_storm-read2.pdf
More GI Websites and Tools
 Western GI examples (CO, UT, MT, WY, ND, SD): http://www2.epa.gov/region8/green-infrastructure
 Barriers analysis in Boulder area: http://www.keepitcleanpartnership.org/
 UDFCD Volume 3 Criteria Manual http://udfcd.org/downloads/down_critmanual_volIII.htm
 EPA National Green Infrastructure webpage http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure/index.cfm
 New EPA national stormwater calculator http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/wswrd/wq/models/swc/
 Green infrastructure tools http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure/
 Colorado Stormwater Center http://stormwatercenter.colostate.edu
EPA Urban Water Funding Sources
 Section 319 nonpoint source grants
 Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund
 Urban Waters Small Grants
 EPA Green infrastructure technical assistance
 EPA Greening America’s Capitals
 EPA Revitalization funding and Targeted Brownfields Assessments
 EPA Brownfields area-wide planning grants
 EPA Brownfields job-training grants
 EPA Brownfields assessement, revolving loan fund, and cleanup grants
Other Resources
 Watershed funding links and databases http://water.epa.gov/aboutow/owow/funding.cfm
 Private Foundations
 Great Outdoors Colorado
Places to Learn: River Network-Urban Waters Learning Network: Groundwork USA: CO Watershed
Assembly: Local watershed groups
Flood Damage Repair/Restoration
 Septic Systems & Wells – What To Do After The Flood
http://water.epa.gov/drink/emerprep/flood/septicsystems.cfm
http://water.epa.gov/drink/info/well/whatdo.cfm
 Mold, Moisture, and Your Home – A Brief Guide
http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldguide.html
 Flood Cleanup and The Air in Your Home
 http://www.epa.gov/iaq/flood/flood_booklet_en.pdf