This paper argues that government leadership both at the federal and local level remains central to implementing and building green infrastructure for stormwater management. We conducted interviews with more than forty city, federal, and agency staff on how and why they work to implement green infrastructure, and then interpreted the results using the literature from environmental governance and water management. We found that governments and nongovernmental actors tend to act in different ways to support green infrastructure. Governments at both the federal and local level often take the lead role in driving green infrastructure via policy and political support, and coordinate measurement of green infrastructure practices, while nongovernmental actors lead in information sharing. We also found that governments and nongovernmental actors work together to build local capacity by providing resources to support local collaboration and partnerships. This paper concludes by highlighting key areas for collaboration between federal and local governments and non-governmental actors in order to enhance the implementation of green infrastructure.
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