S.W.I.M. Coalition

S.W.I.M. MATERIALS:

• Minds in the Gutter – our growing gallery of designs for the public-right-of-way (link takes you to external site)
  
• S.W.I.M. Coalition (revised April 2010) Fact Sheet on Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO)
• S.W.I.M. Coalition’s Estimate of Costs and Suggested Alternatives for PlaNYC’s Green Roof Tax Abatement, circulated 03/04/09
• S.W.I.M. Coalition Stormwater Summit Summary, 06/30/08
• Sustainable Stormwater Legislation (Intros 628, 629, 630) Fact Sheet and Summary, circulated 10/29/07

MEMBER DOCUMENTS:

• Rooftops to Rivers:  Green Strategies for Controlling Stormwater and Combined Sewer Overflows from NRDC
• Bronx River Ecological Restoration and Management Plan Bronx River Alliance
• A Citizen’s Guide to the Sewershed Lower East Side Ecology Center
• Sustainable Raindrops: Cleaning New York Harbor by Greening the Urban Landscape Riverkeeper
• Rapid Assessment of the Cost Effectiveness of Low Impact Development for CSO Control by Montalto et al., in Landscape and Urban Planning 82 (2007)

PLANNING DOCUMENTS:

• Local Law 5– A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the City of New York, in relation to developing and implementing a sustainable stormwater management plan, 2008
• The Sustainable Stormwater Management Plan was outlined in 2008’s Local Law 5 and completed by the Mayor’s Interagency Best Management Practices (BMP) Task Force in December 2008.
• Long Term Control Plans (LTCP), required by the EPA for cities with Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO), address the waterbodies of NYC and their drainage basins and develop a comprehensive plan for each. At various stages of approval, the website contains draft and planning documents by waterbody. (universal password “watershed”)
• High Performance Infrastructure Guidelines, an internationally recognized green building reference for roadway and underground infrastructure published by NYC Department of Design and Construction in October 2005.
• New York City Street Design Manual, a comprehensive resource for promoting higher quality street designs and more efficient project implementation released in May of 2009 by NYC Department of Transportation.
• Sustainable New York City -  The Mayor’s Office of Environmental Coordination and  the Design Trust for Public Space produced this document which uses case studies to demonstrate the value of adopting environmentally sustainable practices into everyday municipal operations.
• US Environmental Protection Agency  Municipal Handbook - a series of documents to help local officials implement green infrastructure in their communities.