Information & Education Publications

These publications are available for use as public education materials. They cover a variety of topics related to nonpoint source pollution and stormwater runoff.

Documents 

• Brown Water, Green Weeds - Familiar Signs of Nonpoint Source Pollution
• Frequently Asked Questions - Deicers
• Landscaping for Water Quality
• Otto the River Otter: Otto's Great Watershed Rescue
• Practical Tips for Home and Yard to Improve Water Quality

Outreach Guidance Documents

• SIPES/SIDMA Handbook
• A Guide to the Media Process
• EPA's Getting in Step
  • Outreach Guide
  • Outreach Training Module
  • Stakeholder Guide, updated 2013

Brochures and Fact Sheets

• After the Storm: 4-color, 11 x 17, quarter-fold, original idea developed by EPA
• Together - Better Roads, Cleaner Streams: 4-color, 8 1/2 x 11, trifold, original idea developed by EPA
• Making Your Home the Solution to Stormwater Pollution: 4-color, 5 1/2 x 15, folded in thirds top/down, bottom up, original idea developed by the EPA
• Wetlands prepared by the Rouge River Project
• Do Your Downspouts Lead to the River?: 2-color, 14 x 17, folded in half and then quad fold, original idea developed by the River Rouge Project

Posters and Flyers

• Preventing Polluted Runoff is Everybody's Business: 4-color, 16 x 20, developed by the EPA
• Keeping Your Shop in Tune: 2-color, 24 x 18, developed by the Rouge River Project 

Additional Resources

The items in this section can be a great addition to your outreach effort.  However, the items have not been customized for use and permission to revise them has not been granted except as noted.

• Booklets
  • A Homeowner's Guide to Septic Systems: A detailed informational booklet that contains information for the homeowner about septic system function and maintenance.  Developed by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; #EPA 832-B-02-005.
• Brochures and Fact Sheets
  • Detention Basin Maintenance for Homeowners' Associations: Detention basin basics, maintenance and best management practices.  Developed by the Rouge River Project and U.S. EPA; Print specs: 8.5 X 11; 4 color.  You may add logos to this product.
• Posters and Flyers
  • Protecting Water Quality from Agricultural Runoff: Quick quality examinations of runoff issues in terms of agriculture settings presented in two-sided fact sheet.  Developed by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Print specs: 8.5 X 11; 4 color.  You may add logos to this product.
  • Protecting Water Quality from Urban Runoff: Quick quality examinations of runoff issues in terms of urban settings presented in two-sided fact sheet.  Developed by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Print specs: 8.5 X 11; 4 color.  You may add logos to this product.