Green infrastructure programs can be hard to implement because of a lack of data demonstrating green infrastructure's benefits, costs and performance; lack of design standards and best management practices; lack of financial incentives; and regulations that can be overly prescriptive and inflexible.
These conclusions are included in a September report by the Washington, D.C.-based Clean Water America Alliance highlighted at the second Urban Water Sustainability Leadership conference, held on Oct. 3-5 in Milwaukee.