Protecting Water Resources with Higher-Density Development
US EPA publication # 231-R-04-002 that modeled three scenarios of different densities at three scales—one-acre level, lot level, and watershed level—and at three different time series build-out examples to examine whether lower-density development is better for water quality than higher-density development.
The link address is: http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/water_density.htm
LGC Comments to LA RWQCB - Opportunities and Challenges for the Integrating Water and Land Use - October 2007