Abstract:
Low
impact
development
is
recognized
as
an
effective
means
of
controlling
the
impacts
of
urban
stormwater.
The
majority
of
research
on
low
impact
development
(LID)
discusses
its
viability
as
a
stormwater
management
technology
or
its
challenges
to
its
implementation,
but
little
analysis
has
focused
on
its
adoption
as
policy.
This
paper
analyzes
the
LID
policies
for
MS4
Phase
I
permittees
west
of
the
Continental
divide.
The
analysis
identifies
significant
differences
for
problem
severity,
climate,
geographic,
socioeconomic
and
political
variables
with
respect
to
LID
policy
selection.
Through
multinomial
logistic
regression,
this
paper
expands
the
analysis
and
explores
the
determinant
effects
the
variables
have
on
permittee
LID
policy
choice.
The
results
demonstrate
that
more
stringent
LID
policy
adoption
arises
in
jurisdictions
where
climate
influences
higher
levels
of
runoff
levels.
In
addition,
jurisdictions
with
higher
education
and
higher
income
are
more
likely
to
have
more
stringent
LID
policies.
These
results
suggest
a
higher
willingness
to
pay
for
more
increased
regulation
among
jurisdictions
with
greater
affluence.
