Stormwater-Water-Rain Gardens

Rain Barrels

• (PDF) Rain Barrels and Cisterns (project manual)
• (PDF) Guidelines for Rain Barrels
• Contact the Master Gardener program in your county to see if they are conducting a rain barrel workshop soon. 

Rain Gardens 

• Watershed Protection & Restoration Program - What is a Rain Garden?
• (PDF) Rain Gardens Across Maryland 
• Rain Garden: Design, Build, Maintain (UME Master Gardener Program, Howard Co.) 
• Watershed Stewards Academy

Permeable Hardscapes

• (PDF) University of MD Extension FS-1062 'Permeable Hardscapes' 

Stormwater Management

Water Conservation and Drought

• (PDF) Watering Tips for Drought Conditions
• (PDF) Xeriscaping and Conserving Water in the Landscape

Wells and Septic Systems

• Water Wells
• Septic Systems and Maintenance

Other Resources

• Maryland Grows Blog Posts on Water Issues
• Climate Change Impacts in Maryland - Learn more about how sea level rise, increasingly severe storms and tidal flooding are already affecting Maryland.
• (PDF) The Growing Threat of Urban Flooding: A National Challenge 2018 - Joint study University of Maryland and Texas A&M University