Resources
Brownfields Marketability Scoring Tool
A structured scoring framework to prioritize brownfield redevelopment by evaluating ownership, site use, land traits, community context, incentives, infrastructure, environmental risk, and building characteristics.
Environmental Stewardship Award
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) offers Environmental Stewardship Awards annually to businesses, industries, and organizations that have made a significant improvement in protecting our environment by preventing pollution. This annual award program recognizes projects that eliminate or reduce the generation of pollutants or wastes at the source or projects that conserve natural […]
Rain Garden CAD Files Open Source Download
Please utilize Delta’s open source CAD files for Green Infrastructure Designs used to reduce flooding, manage stormwater, expand access to greenspace, and achieve other quality of life indicators. Municipalities have provided their engineers and/or landscape designers with these CAD files to streamline the design and installation process–thus reducing costs and time.
Underground Storage CAD Files Open Source Download
Please utilize Delta’s open source CAD files for Green Infrastructure Designs used to reduce flooding, manage stormwater, expand access to greenspace, and achieve other quality of life indicators. Municipalities have provided their engineers and/or landscape designers with these CAD files to streamline the design and installation process–thus reducing costs and time.
Organizations
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
The regional wastewater and stormwater utility for St. Louis County and the City of St. Louis, offering programs and grants that support stormwater management and green infrastructure.
Kansas City Smart Sewer
Kansas City’s integrated stormwater program providing planning documents, educational resources, and design guidance related to the city’s Smart Sewer / green infrastructure approach.
City of Kansas City, Missouri
Municipal government leading climate mitigation, green infrastructure, and urban forestry initiatives.
Delta Institute
Midwest nonprofit developing market-based solutions in regenerative agriculture, water systems, waste reduction, and green infrastructure.
Applied Ecological Services: Green Infrastructure Qualifications – Midwest
We mimic nature, viewing rainwater as a valuable resource on a landscape. Our design approach addresses challenges of urban watersheds by managing runoff with a variety of structural and nonstructural Best Management Practices (BMPs) to encourage stormwater capture, storage, and infiltration. The ultimate objective is to replicate, or closely approximate, pre-development site hydrology, while maximizing […]