Water Quality Reports and Publications
Most of the links below are to Acrobat PDF files.
- 2003 Regional Water Quality Survey
- 2005 Regional Water Quality Survey
- 2007 Regional Water Quality Survey
- Regional Watershed/Stormwater Planning and Management Program
- 2008 Manual of Best Management Practices for Stormwater Quality
- Streamside Resident Postcard
Annual Reports:
Watershed Tips Brochures:
- Brochure order form
- 10 Natives for the Kansas City Region - In Spanish
- Conserve Water with Rain Barrels - In Spanish
- How to Build your Own Rain Garden (1MB) - In Spanish
- Keep Sediment out of our Water - In Spanish
- Know your Roots - In Spanish
- Know your Soil - In Spanish
- Know your Watershed - In Spanish
- Making and Using Compost - In Spanish
- Oil and Water Don't Mix - In Spanish
- Pick Up After your Pet - In Spanish
- Protect our Streams - In Spanish
- Redirect or Disconnect your Downspout - In Spanish
- Stormdrain Stewardship - In Spanish
- Use Lawn Chemicals Wisely - In Spanish
- Wash your Car the Right Way - In Spanish
If you'd like to order printed copies of any of these tip brochures (pdf), please fill out our brochure order form (pdf).
One-page tip sheets:
- Know your roots
- Know your watershed
- Pick up after your pet
- Why use a rain barrel?
- Your rain garden
- What's in your soil?
Presentations from APWA 5600/BMP Manual Training, March 2007:
- Design Review: Grade Controls, Above Grade Crossings, Below Grade
Crossings and Outfalls • Robert Praeger, Intuition & Logic
- Part 1 (3MB)
- Part 2 (2.7MB)
- Integrating Stream Mechanics into Design • Munsell McPhillips, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Intuition & Logic