Green Infrastructure Can Save $

From the EPA - The Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure: A Case Study of Lancaster, PA (link):

"This screening-level analysis suggests that green infrastructure can be a cost-effective solution to stormwater management that provides multiple environmental benefits. Within the CSS area, the Plan was estimated to provide approximately $2.8 million in energy, air quality, and climate-related benefits annually. In addition, the Plan was estimated to reduce gray infrastructure capital costs by $120 million and to reduce wastewater pumping and treatment costs by $661,000 per year. These benefits exceed the costs of implementing green infrastructure in the CSS area, which were estimated to range from $51.6 million if green infrastructure projects were integrated into planned improvement projects to $94.5 million if green infrastructure projects were implemented as stand-alone projects."