Dive summary:

• Anticipating that local officials will either dislike its stormwater-control rules due out in June or blow them off as unimportant, the Environmental Protection Agency is out with a series of brochures telling why its incorporation of low-impact development techniques benefits communities.
• Called "Barrier Busters," the seven fact sheets are about heading off objections such as, "It costs too much," "It's inefficient" and "It's going to be ugly."
• Low-impact development aims to keep runoff from new or redeveloped projects as low as possible, and it will be woven into the rules coming out for how completed projects have to handle stormwater.

From the article:

In general, LID focuses on reducing the volume and velocity of rainwater (stormwater or urban runoff) that drains off streets, sidewalks, buildings, roads, farms, etc and into a wastewater system or directly into a waterway – often carrying with it litter and pollutants. ...