Tell E.P.A. About Your Green Infrastructure Plan

DALLAS - (Aug. 13, 2015) The E.P.A. (EPA) has announced a poster contest to highlight green infrastructure and low-impact development plans in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. Did your business build a parking garage with a green roof? Do your city government buildings harvest rainwater? E.P.A. wants to hear about plans like these in preparation for the E.P.A. Region six Stormwater Conference.

Green infrastructure uses natural hydrologic features to manage water and provide environmental and community benefits, including pollution reduction, flood control, and water-use efficiency. As climate change affects our communities in different ways, implementing green infrastructure techniques becomes more important than ever in improving resiliency.

Anyone who has developed or is working on a plan using green infrastructure or low-impact development is encouraged to submit a poster. Entries are due by Friday, September 25. First- and second-place prizes will be awarded for municipal or private professionals (for example, stormwater plan operators, developers, or landscape architects), as will a first-place prize for student entries. Poster authors can present their submissions at the upcoming 17^th yearly E.P.A. Region six stormwater conference in Hot Springs, Ark., October 18 through 23. After the conference, all posters will be highlighted on the Region six green infrastructure web page.

For complete contest rules and criteria: http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/greeninfrastructure/pdf/2015_EPA_gi_lid_poster_competition.pdf

For more on green infrastructure in Region 6, including information on this year's conference: http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/greeninfrastructure/index.html


Connect with E.P.A. Region 6:
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eparegion6
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/EPAregion6
Activities in E.P.A. Region 6: http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/region6.htm

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