Resources for Private Entities

This list shows all resources relevant to private businesses and other private entities.

You can filter the results by selecting one or more resource types using the form below.

To ensure pesticide and fertilizer application practices align with stormwater runoff prevention goals.
Intermediate
To ensure exterior surface cleaning practices align with stormwater runoff prevention goals.
Intermediate
To ensure snow and ice management practices align with stormwater runoff prevention goals.
Intermediate
To ensure storm drain maintenance practices align with stormwater runoff prevention goals.
Intermediate
To ensure practices related to waste management, storage, and disposal align with stormwater runoff prevention goals.
Intermediate
To ensure outdoor material storage practices align with stormwater runoff prevention goals.
Intermediate
The Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center's mission is to inspire the use of native plants and to improve water quality, provide habitat for wildlife, and enhance human health and happiness.
Basic
LEED certifies that any type of building (residential, commercial, industrial) is considered resource-efficient.
Advanced

The Elmer Avenue Neighborhood Retrofit transformed a typical residential street into a model "green street" by incorporating stormwater best management practices (BMPs) that capture and filter runoff from a 40-acre area. 

To bring awareness to water quality and water supply issues impacting Black communities.
Basic
To educate students grades 3-8 about the impacts climate change can have on their communities.
Basic
For community groups, nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, national parks, and local, state and federal agencies.
Basic
The National Solar Jobs Census analyzes current employment, trends, and projected growth in the U.S. solar industry.
Basic
The National Weather Prediction Service serves as an interactive, centralized gateway to the ever-expanding library of water data and forecast information.
Basic
The Natural Capital Project develops nature-based solutions to various environmental challenges and encourages natural capital investments.
Advanced
The North Central Texas Council of Governments Environment and Development Department's YouTube channel. Educational explainer videos, webinar presentations, and other video resources are posted here.
Basic

This interactive map highlights buildings and communities throughout the North Central Texas region that have been certified by third-party organizations that recognize sustainable excellence in the built environment.

The American Planning Association (APA)'s Policy Guide on Water provides guidance to planners seeking to integrate water engineering into development policies.
Intermediate
This website contains information about NCTCOG's Trash Free Waters Project as well as details on upcoming and past events related to the project.
Intermediate
This guide was created to help city engineers, planners, developers, decision-makers, and other transportation and development professionals assess their choices when integrating green infrastructure practices into the roadway, sidewalk, parking lot, and trail projects.
Intermediate