http://www.governing.com/authors/rss/rss/?a=90143687 Lynn Scarlett is the former Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior and now an independent environmental consultant. She can be reached at lynnscarlett@comcast.net http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/Integrated-Approaches-to-Greener.html "Typically, the current administrative structure of municipal government and its relationship to the private sector and civil society can pose significant barriers to developing integrated... http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/A-Watershed-Event-in.html Across the nation, cities, counties and water districts want clean water, but they face a dilemma. Regulatory mechanisms and permits, usually directed at geographic governing... http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/Cleaner-Water-for-Fewer.html First, the bad news: Nationwide, urban development with impervious surfaces has increased 20 percent over the past two decades. The resulting increase in stormwater runoff is...