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TABLE OF CONTENTS EDITOR Janice Kaspersen -jkaspersen@forester.net July / August 2012 | Vol. 13, No. 5 14 24 Trends in Stormwater Utility Implementation How regulatory pressures, better mapping data, and the Internet are affecting programs, rate structures, and outreach By Laurens van der Tak, Keith Bishton, Bruce Taylor, and Mike Matichich PRODUCTION EDITORS Brianna Benishek William Warner WEBSITE EDITOR Nadia English -nenglish@forester.net WEB DEVELOPMENT/IT DIRECTOR Khalid Khan GROUP EDITOR John Trotti -jtrotti@forester.net An Overview of Vegetated Roofs Different types, maintenance requirements, and performance By Gary R. Minton SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Mark Gersten Geoff Solo ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Michelle Maple Eileen Duarte SALES & MARKETING COORDINATOR Stacy Brostrom ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Ron Guilbault -rguilbault@forester.net 24 28 40 12 28 Rain Garden Monitoring A simplifi ed method for monitoring performance By Carol Brzozowski The Energy Balance Method of Stormwater Management Managing runoff without halting economic development By Michael S. Rolband and Frank R. Graziano SENIOR DESIGNER Tyler Adair GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Michele Miotto Judith Geiger PRODUCTION TECHNICIANS Doug Mlyn Ernie Witham DESIGN DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR Joan Lloyd 46 46 Kansas Goes Green (Infrastructure) to Manage Stormwater By Margaret Buranen CIRCULATION Steven Wayner -swayner@forester.net DEPARTMENTS: 6 8 55 56 Editor’s Comments Guest Editorial ShowCase Marketplace Advertiser’s Index Project Profile: Meeting Stormwater Requirements at a Scrap Metal Facility DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & TRAINING Beth Tompkins -btompkins@forester.net CONFERENCE SALES & MARKETING Scott Nania CONFERENCE DIRECTOR Steve Di Giorgi -sdigiorgi@forester.net SIGN UP For Your Free Subscription Go online for new subscriptions , renewals, or change of address. www.stormh2o.com Or scan here to share this or subscribe later. Get the app at http://gettag.mobi 56 57 ACCOUNTANT Courtney Keele AR / AP Keith Rodgers FINANCE & HR MANAGER John Pasini -jpasini@forester.net Cover: iStock_IGphotography PUBLISHER Daniel Waldman -dw@forester.net STORMWATER (ISSN 1531-0574) is published eight times annually (bimonthly with an extra issue in May and October) by Forester Media Inc., 2946 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, 805-682-1300, fax: 805-682-0200, e-mail: publisher@forester.net , Web site: www.forester.net . Periodical postage paid at Santa Barbara, CA, and additional mailing offices. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. Entire contents ©2012 by Forester Media Inc. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to Stormwater, 440 Quadrangle Drive Ste E, Bolingbrook, IL 60440. Changes of address can be completed online at www.stormh20.com/subscribe or mailed to 440 Quadrangle Drive Ste E, Bolingbrook, IL 60440; please provide your mailing label or old address in addition to new address; include zip code or postal code. Allow two months for change. Editorial contributions are welcome. All material must be accompa-nied by stamped return envelopes and will be handled with reasonable care; however, publishers assume no responsibility for safety of art work, photographs, or manu-scripts. Every precaution is taken to ensure accuracy, but the publishers cannot accept responsibility for the correctness or accuracy of information supplied herein or for any opinion expressed. Subscription rates: Eight issues of Stormwater are $76 per year in US, $95 in Canada, $160 elsewhere. Send the completed subscription card with a check to Stormwater, 440 Quadrangle Drive Ste E, Bolingbrook, IL 60440. Reprints: For custom reprints or digital reuse, please contact our reprint partner, The YGS Group, by calling 717-505-9701, ext. 100, or via e-mail at forester@theygsgroup.com . Articles appearing in this journal are indexed in Environmental Periodicals Bibliography. Back issues may be ordered (depending on available inventory) for $15 per copy in US, $20 in Canada, $35 elsewhere. Send written requests for back issues along with check or money order in US funds payable to Stormwater, PO Box 3100, Santa Barbara, CA 93130, USA. Provide address to where the copies should be shipped. Allow six weeks for delivery. 4 July/August 2012 www.stormh2o.com
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