Agency commitments include:

·         Technical assistance to provide on-the-ground support aimed at creating integrated green stormwater management and hazard mitigation plans.

·         Recognizing innovative green infrastructure projects.

·         Working with States to integrate ecosystems and transportation planning.

·         Incorporating green infrastructure practices into agency facilities or lands.

·         Emphasizing connections to green infrastructure in existing grant programs.

·         Distilling and broadly disseminating the best ideas and lessons learned from existing grant programs.

Over the coming weeks, EPA will engage with a range of both public and private organizations to expand this collaborative and align resources to provide a platform for sharing best practices, provide on-the-ground community support,  develop actionable planning tools for decision-makers, conducting research on increasing affordability and effectiveness, and align public and private knowledge and resources to promote green infrastructure.

EPA also launched brand new web content to demonstrate how green infrastructure can be used as an important tool for building community resilience to climate change impacts such as increased heavy rainfall and heat island effect, including an infographic and fact sheet: http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure/climate_res.cfm

For more information:

Federal Support Letter for the Green Infrastructure Collaborative:

http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure/upload/Federal-Support-for-Green-Infrastructure-Collaborative_508.pdf

White House Fact Sheet: Taking Action to Support State, Local, and Tribal Leaders as They Prepare Communities for the Impacts of Climate Change:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/07/16/fact-sheet-taking-action-support-state-local-and-tribal-leaders-they-pre

Jamie Piziali

Green Infrastructure Program

US EPA - Office of Water

Office of Wastewater Management

202-564-1709     piziali.jamie@epa.gov