Planning for Clean Water: Using the Municipal Environmental Resource Inventory

This document describes the municipal environmental resource inventory (ERI), also known as a natural resource inventory, as an excellent tool to help municipal officials plan for clean water. Topics covered are what is included in a municipal ERI, who conducts the ERI, uses of the ERI, how the ERI can be used to amend and/or add ordinances, and finally, how the ERI can help a municipality prepare for the Phase II Stormwater Rule