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Fact Sheets
Gimme
the Boxed Set! Check here if you want all of the fact sheets.
Download #2:
Nonpoint Source Water Pollution . 1993. Nonpoint source pollution
defined, with information on NPS sources & effects
Download #3:
Impacts of Development on Waterways. 1994. Reviews
the hydrologic, physical, chemical and ecological effects
of increasing
urbanization on waterways; includes an explanation of the concept
of impervious surface coverage as an indicator of these impacts.
(PDF - 219K)
Download #4:
Strategies for Coping With Polluted Runoff. 1994. The
NEMO 3-tiered approach of planning, site design and stormwater
best management
practices, laid out for your inspection and general delight.
(PDF - 68K)
No
longer available #5:
How To Get Started: Protecting Your Town From Polluted Runoff.
1994. The NEMO Program has chosen to retire fact sheet #5 due
to old and outdated information it provided.
Download #6:
Asking the Right Questions About Polluted Runoff. 1994.
Key questions that commissions and concerned citizens should
ask
during
the land use decision making process. (PDF - 73K)
Download #7:
Reviewing Site Plans for Stormwater Management. 1995.
Key considerations for commissioners reviewing site plans;
includes
11 basic stormwater management system guidelines. (PDF - 143K)
Download #8:
They Can't Do That, Can They?: How is Land Use Decided in
Your
Connecticut Town? 1998. Hey, they're putting in a shopping
mall in that vacant field near the school. Ever wonder who "they"
are? This quiz clarifies some of the mysteries of who determines
local land use. The answers may surprise you, since myths abound
about this topic. This fact sheet focuses on Connecticut, but
its description of some of the more universal local land use
truths
may be of use to folks in other areas. (PDF - 123K)
Download #9:
Open Space Developments: A Better Way to Protect Water Quality,
Retain Wildlife, and Preserve Rural Character. 1999. Many
folks still believe that one- and two-acre zoning is the epitome
of rural development, but it just ain't so! This fact sheet,
developed
in collaboration with nationally-know expert Randall Arendt of
The Natural Lands Trust, explains the many benefits of open space
developments, including the protection of water resources. (PDF
- 458K)
Download #10
Carving Up the Landscape: Habitat Fragmentation and What to Do
About It. 1999. Our developing areas are losing wildlife and
plant species. Why? Although scientific debate continues, most
everyone agrees that it's due to breaking up the natural landscape
into ever-smaller pieces. This fact sheet explains habitat fragmentation,
suggests why we should care about it, and proposes a three-part
strategy to reduce its impacts. A collaboration of the NEMO Project
and the UConn Cooperative Extension Forestry Program. (PDF - 646K)
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Report
Putting
Communities in Charge. 2005. Our
first publication dedicated to the work of the NEMO program
in Connecticut. This report describes the origin, objectives
and progress of the NEMO program and includes a number
of exciting new initiatives that have begun during this
past year. Profiled towns and areas include; Old Saybrook,
Waterford, Woodstock, Salem, Central Naugatuck Valley,
Watertown, East Haddam, Candlewood Lake Authority and
Stonington.
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cover for larger view.
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Saybrook, CT Town Profile. 2005. A Full Scale Planning
and Design Approach to Stormwater Management.
(PDF -1MB)
Download Waterford,
CT Town Profile. 2005. Leadership in Managing Runoff
Download Woodstock,
CT Town Profile. 2005. A Focus on Conservation and Open
Space Planning. (PDF
- 900KB)
Download Salem,
CT Town Profile. 2005. Linking Open Space, Economic Development and Comprehensive Planning. (PDF
- 1MB)
Download Central
Naugatuck Valley Profile. 2005. Landscape Analyses to Steer
a Better
Course for the Region. (PDF - 800KB)
Download Watertown,
CT Town Profile. 2005. Pursuing “Low Impact
Design”
Download East
Haddam,
CT Town Profile. 2005. Updating Land Use Regulations
to Protect Water Resources and Foster Community Character. (PDF
- 1MB)
Download Candlewood
Lake Authority Profile. 2005. Promoting a Uniform
Multi-town Approach
to Water Protection. (PDF - 1MB)
Download Stonington,
CT Town Profile. 2005. Ramping Up for the Stormwater Phase
II Program. (PDF - 1MB)
Download Selections
from the NEMO Files. 2005. From Wild Rivers to Parking
Stalls, Progress
in Protecting Water Resources. Jordon Cove Watershed National
Monitoring Project, Parking Utiliation
Study and the Eightmile
River Story. (PDF - 1MB)
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Educational
Videos
NEMO
Educational Video: "Luck Isn't Enough: The Fight For
Clean Water." Winner of
an international film industry award for creative excellence. 1995.
A 12-minute professionally produced video for the general
public on NPS pollution—its causes, effects and what
individuals and communities can do to combat it.
This
video is now available in DVD format only.
$10.00
per copy (an
invoice will be sent to the mailing address you provide,
unless otherwise noted. Includes shipping.)
"The
NEMO Project: Helping Communities Growth and Natural Resource
Protection . 2001. The
11-minute video is about equal parts NEMO philosophy, and footage
from Connecticut
communities on the benefits and impacts of NEMO in their town. $10.00
per copy (an
invoice will be sent to the mailing address you provide, unless
otherwise noted. Includes shipping.)
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Technical
Papers
Download #1:
Addressing Imperviousness in Plans, Site Design and Land Use Regulations.
1998. Written by land use planner and NEMO Co-Director Jim Gibbons
for professional planners and land use commissioners, this paper
contains detailed suggestions about how to cope with impervious
surfaces and stormwater runoff in comprehensive plans, zoning
and subdivision regulations and local ordinances. It's Connecticut-specific,
but much of it will be useful in other parts of the country. (PDF
- 59K)
#2:
Alternatives to Pavement. Reducing
Runoff for all you ever wanted to know about reducing impervious
surface, and more!
Download #3.
Methods for Measuring and Estimating Impervious Surface Coverage .
Critically reviews a range of methods for getting a handle on
impervious coverage, ranging from remote sensing to photogrammetry
to rulers and tape measures. (PDF - 41K)
Download #4:
Do It Yourself! Zoning-Based Impervious Surface Buildout Analysis.
1998. The details of the original NEMO buildout analysis. For
details on our most recent work in this area, please see also
"Determining Impervious Surfaces for
Watershed Modeling Applications ". (PDF - 38K)
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#5:
Parking Lots. 1999. The first in a series of papers detailing
key planning and design considerations for each major impervious
element of the modern landscape. (The rest of the series appears
below.) (PDF - 41K)
Download #6:
Driveways. 1999. The second in a series of papers detailing
key planning and design considerations for each major impervious
element of the modern landscape. (PDF - 27K)
Download #7:
Sidewalks. 1999. The
third in a series of papers detailing key planning and design
considerations for each major impervious element of the modern
landscape. (PDF - 53K)
Download #8:
Pavements & Surface Materials. 1999 The fourth in a series
of papers detailing key planning and design considerations for
each major impervious element of the modern landscape. (PDF -
50K)
Download #9:
Roads. 1999. The fifth in a series of papers detailing key
planning and design considerations for each major impervious element
of the modern landscape. (PDF - 26K)
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Impervious
Surface: The Emergence of a Key Environmental Indicator. 1996.
An article by NEMO principals from the Journal of the American
Planning Association . Reviews relationship of impervious surfaces
to water resource health, and discusses community planning, site
planning and regulatory uses of this key indicator. 16 pages,
if you're feeling up to it!
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Focus
on NEMO's Use of Geospatial Technology
Download Remote-Sensing-Enhanced
Outreach Education as a Decision Support System for Local
Land
Use Officials 2000. Reprint from Photogrammetric Engineering
and Remote Sensing (PE&RS ) journal, an issue devoted to "decision
support systems." Reviews NEMO, our Connecticut River
Watershed Projects, and NAUTILUS from the perspective of both
the role
and
utility of remote sensing-derived data and GIS applications for
education. (PDF
- 181K)
Download Determining
Impervious Surfaces for Watershed Modeling Applications . 2000.
A paper given by NEMO Team members Sandy Prisloe and Laurie Giannotti
at the National Nonpoint Source Monitoring and Modeling Workshop,
Hartford, CT, September 2000. This 17-page page paper details
Phase One of our new research looking at impervious surface coverage
from detailed local GIS data. It also describes an ArcView
model developed by the NEMO/NAUTILUS team to estimate impervious
cover. (.doc - 554K)
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Putting Geospatial Information into the Hands of the "Real"
Natural Resource Managers: Lessons from the NEMO Project in Educating
Local Land Use Officials 1999. This paper from the 1999 Proceedings
of the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Annual
Meeting provides an up-to-date overview and history of NEMO, with
an emphasis on the use of technology for education. 8 pages long
and complete with color graphics, it's not as technical or as
long as the reprint. (.doc - 733K)
Download "The
Use of Geographic Information System Images as a Tool to
Educate
Local Officials About the Land Use/Water Quality Connection."
1993. Written by the NEMO team principals. Reprinted from
the Proceedings of the Watershed '93 Conference, held in Alexandria
VA, March 1993. A good description of how the project got started
and is organized, and our early conclusions. Mostly of historical
value at this point. (PDF
- 38K)
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Watershed
Wisdom .Soapbox Editorial #4.
Hard
Copy Only 001.
A 27-page
booklet that simply goes over NEMO's approach to
watersheds. Intended to serve as a guide for those wishing
to adapt NEMO's methods to their own watersheds. We have found
that the two major stumbling blocks to local watershed efforts
are an inability to get started, and an overload of maps/information.
This starter kit is our way of overcoming these twin frustrations,
illustrated with examples from our work in the Eightmile River
Watershed Project. $5.00
per copy (an invoice will be sent to the mailing
address you provide, unless otherwise noted. Includes shipping.)
Download Watersheds
of a Last Great Place: A Replicable Watershed Project Model.
2000. Article from the Proceedings of the Watershed 2000
international conference. The most up-to-date overview of our
Connecticut River watershed projects. (PDF - 242K)
Download The
Eightmile River Watershed: Heart of a Last Great Place. 1997.
(Out of print, available in electronic
format only.) Developed for use by the local Watershed
Advisory Committee of our Eightmile River Watershed Project. It
stresses the connections between watershed protection, community
character,
cultural heritage and economic growth. Very specific to the Eightmile,
but we offer it here to folks who may be looking for an example
of a watershed project "promotional" piece (PDF - 791K)
Download Consider
the Source. 1997. (Out of print,
available in electronic format only.) This booklet,
prepared by our UConn CES Forestry collaborators, targets
private owners of forest
land in the Eightmile River Watershed area. The booklet goes
over
watershed-specific information on forest lands of the area, and
lists resources and strategies for forest owners to preserve
the
forest resource while enhancing their property. (PDF - 832K)
Download Chester
Creek Watershed Report. 1996. (Out
of print, available in electronic format only.) Report
on the first of our watershed projects in the Connecticut
River
valley.
Describes the development of the project, the educational methods
supported by GIS technology and future prospects. (PDF - 753K)
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Planning
Hard
Copy Only Open
Space Planning Packet. 1998. $5.00 per packet (an
invoice will be sent to the mailing address you provide, unless
otherwise noted. Includes shipping.)
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NEMO
Research Reports
Download "Refinement
of Population-Calibrated Land-Cover-Specific Impervious
Surface Coefficients for Connecticut" Report. 2003. Authors:
Michael S. Prisloe, Geospatial Technology Specialist ,
Emily Hoffhine Wilson, Geospatial Technology Specialist,
NEMO , and Chester Arnold, Project Co-Director,
NEMO . (PDF - 464K)
Download "Nonpoint
Education for Municipal Officials Impervious Surface Research" Report. 2003.
Impervious surface and water quality study. Authors: Dr.
Jack Clausen, Glenn Warner, Dan Civco and Mark Hood, University
of Connecticut . (PDF - 254K)
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NEMO
Soapbox Editorials
Download #1:
The Only "BMP" That Really Works: Better and More
Planning. 1997. A plea for planning as the solution to
water resource protection. (PDF - 22K)
Download #2:
Beyond the Snappy Acronym: The Real Definition of NEMO. 1997.
The 3 essential elements of a "NEMO" project, as
seen from the belly of the beast. (PDF
- 24K)
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3: Sustainable: Attainable? 1998. NEMO explores the latest
buzzword. (PDF - 22K)
Download #4:
WANTED: Natural Resource-Based Land Use Planning for Watersheds. 1998.
It ain't some weird new science, it's land use planning applied
to watersheds. (PDF - 29K)
Download #5:
Putting Your Community in the Driver's Seat. 1999. Tired
of being in reactive mode? Take control over your community's
future through natural resource-based planning. (PDF
- 21K)
#6:
Planning for Open Space: Confessions of a Planning Veteran. 2002.
Who is interested in open space? How do we plan for open
space? Find the answers in this editorial. (PDF - 21K)
#7:
New Tools for Communities are Needed if NPS Regulation is
to Succeed. 2001. This editorial was originally published
for the EPA's New-Notes bulletin, March 2001. (PDF
- 23K)
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General
NEMO Information
Download Connecticut
NEMO Newsletter, Winter 2007. The New Community Resource
Inventory (CRI) Online, a walkthrough of the new website.
Do rain gardens work in the winter? NEMO welcomes Juliana
Barrett. (PDF - 596K)
Download Connecticut
NEMO Newsletter, Spring 2006. NEMO's year 4 Municipal
Initiative Program graduate towns. Spotlight on Torrington,
CT. Comming soon, NEMO's CRI website, new rain gardens brochure,
From the NEMO Science Desk, new NEMO workshop for contractors.
(PDF - 337K)
Download Connecticut
NEMO Newsletter, Spring 2005. The Connecticut Stormwater
Quality Manual and training workshop are spotlighted. NEMO
welcomes Mike Dietz. (PDF - 185K)
Download Connecticut
NEMO Newsletter, Spring 2004. Connecticut's Changing
Landscape Project is spotlighted. How were these maps made?
What do change maps show? What are the limitations of this
information? What is the overall picture? How to access the
maps. What are the "next steps"? (PDF - 423K)
Download Connecticut
NEMO Newsletter, Spring 2003. New NEMO
Program Focuses on Coastal Habitats, Haddam: The Sustainable
Landscape Demonstration Project, From our Muni Towns, Introducing
Emily
Wilson, Websites and Publications of Interest and New CLEAR Land
Cover Information Will Show CT's Changing Landscape. (PDF
- 174K)
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Download NEMO
Workshops Flyer. 2002, rev. 2004. This program flyer
describes NEMO educational presentations and provides information
on how to contact the project
to arrange for NEMOization of your town or group. Mostly for
our Connecticut clientele, but also useful for those interested
in
what the project has to offer and how it fits together. (PDF
- 148K)
Download "Changing
Land Use Decision Making One Town at a Time: The NEMO Project
at the Ten Year Mark".
2002. Originally published in North Carolina State University's
NQWEP Notes newsletter. This 9 page article is an overview of
the NEMO Program and its impacts on several Connecticut
towns. (PDF
- 90K)
Download "The
Role of Land Use Education in Assisting Urbanizing Communities
in the Latest Round of Water Resource Regulation" . 2000.
An article from the Proceedings of the Watersheds 2000 international
conference. This paper makes the case for the critical importance
of programs like NEMO in the ultimate success of federal water
initiatives such as Stormwater Phase II, TMDLs and SWAP. (PDF
- 170K)
Download "Educating
Municipalities : Land Use is
the Key to Nonpoint Source Pollution". 1999.
Color reprint of an article from Water Environment and Technology
magazine. A four-page relatively up-to-date overview of NEMO. (PDF
- 84K)
Download "Helping
Communities Make Watershed-Based Land Use Decisions".
1997. An entire panel session reprinted from the Proceedings
of Watershed '96, held in Baltimore, MD June 1996. Three 5-page
papers
on projects in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire—all
dealing with local officials on land use/water quality, and
all making use of GIS technology. Taken together, they showcase
the wide range of creative and effective ways that GIS can be
used at the local level to protect water resources. A bit dated,
but perhaps still useful. (PDF
- 121K)
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National
NEMO Network
2005
Progress Report. 2005. A 40 page update on the
states, agencies and programs involved in forging
a national network of NEMO-adapted programs. Learn
what NEMO and the National Network are all about,
Network initiatives, Network facts, who supports
the Network, what the Network Hub does and our plans
for the future.
This
report highlights examples from around the
Network of local actions that have been catalyzed
by NEMO programs.
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2002
Progress Report. 2003. A 40 page update on the
states, agencies and programs involved in forging a
national network of NEMO-adapted programs. Learn what
NEMO and the National Network are all about, Network
initiatives, Network facts, who supports the Network,
what the Network Hub does and our plans for the future.
This
report highlights NEMO Network programs and
the work being done around
the states.
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National
Network Fact Sheets
Download #1:
National NEMO Fact Sheet 1. Adapting NEMO to
Your Area: A Few Key Considerations. 1999. A five-page
compendium of wisdom from the NEMO principals, based on
our experience in
running "scoping" workshops for groups in other states.
Explains our current thinking on issues related to tackling a
NEMO program of your very own, including target audience, geographic
scope, partners, expertise and funding. (PDF - 146K)
Download #2:
National NEMO Fact Sheet 2. Signing On: Nuts & Bolts
Questions about Adapting NEMO. 1999. More questions
(and even some answers) about adapting NEMO. Takes up where
National
fact
sheet #1 leaves off. (PDF - 171K)
Download #3:
National NEMO Fact Sheet 3. The Dotted Line: What
it Means to Join the National NEMO Network. 1999. What
the National NEMO Network is trying to accomplish, and a
(very) few ground
rules to live by. (PDF - 228K)
Download #4:
National NEMO Fact Sheet 4. How to Reach Local Land
Use Officials. 2000. The philosophical underpinnings
of NEMO's
educational approach, and the logistical lessons learned from
years of working with this unique target audience. (PDF - 146K)
Download #5:
The Network Hub is Here to Help. 2005. Learn how the
Network Hub coordinates the Network. (PDF - 349K)
Download #6:
Logging On: Resources for NEMO Programs at nemonet.uconn.edu. 2005.
Members have the advantage of sharing ideas, information
and materials on a secure "members only" website.
This fact sheet helps members navigate through this site.
(PDF - 869K)
National
Network Newsletters
Download National
NEMO Network Newsletter, Summer/Fall
2006. Time for NEMO University 5, Spotlight on
NOAA Coastal Services Center, new
directions for the Network, updates from AWARE Colorado,
NROC (New Hampshire) and CT NEMO, Welcome Oregon and
GIS and RS training review. (PDF
- 361K)
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