U.S. Domestic Resources

Welcome to the H2infO U.S. Domestic Resources Page. On this page you will find U.S. Water Partnership member resources aimed at helping domestic stakeholders address the unique water challenges of the United States.

U.S. Domestic Resources

Environmental Studies and Natural Resource Management: an Annotated Guide to University and Government Training Programs in the United States

Published: 
January 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report was prepared by the Sierra Club and addresses university courses with emphasis on environmental sustainability and the impact of human activities on areas such as forests, waterways, islands, mountains, and grazing lands.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Urban Forest Values: Economic Benefits of Trees in Cities

Published: 
November 1, 1998
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Many important decisions in American cities are based on careful cost and benefit analysis of options. Yet the values of trees and plants in our urban centers are often overlooked. Urban forests are a significant and increasingly valuable asset of the urban environment. Scientists have measured the...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Philadelphia Water Department "Green City - Clean Water" Program

Published: 
October 1, 2009
The National Institutes for Water Resources
PWD's 'Green City - Clean Water' program integrates management of Philadelphia's watersheds into this larger context. It is designed to provide many benefits beyond the reduction of combined sewer overflows, so that every dollar spent provides a maximum return in benefits to the...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Havasu Canyon Watershed

Published: 
June 1, 2010
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Assessment involving the collection of readily available quantitative and qualitative information to develop a watershed profile, and sufficient analysis of that information to generate an appraisal of the conservation needs of the watershed.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Case Studies Analyzing the Economic Benefits of Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure Programs

Published: 
August 1, 2013
The National Institutes for Water Resources
This report was prepared to help utilities, state and municipal agencies, and other storm water professionals understand the potential benefits of their low impact development (LID) and green infrastructure (GI) programs. The objectives are to highlight different evaluation methods that have...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America