Title:
Incorporating Existing Development into Nonpoint Plans: The Missing Link
Incorporating Existing Development into Nonpoint Plans: The Missing Link
Author(s)
Nichols, David B.
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
Current nonpoint source plans tend to
focus on addressing the form of new land developments.
However, any effective plan for reducing sources of
nonpoint pollutants in local streams must ultimately
address older, existing developments. We already know
what needs to be done, using the land to filter the runoff
at its source. The question becomes one of providing
incentives to property owners to reduce the quantity of
impervious surfaces on their properties as the land uses
change over time. This paper proposes a series of
methods communities may adopt to encourage solutions
to this problem.
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Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Date Issued
2001-03
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