Low Impact Development
Workshops: Got Drainage Issues? Learn how to solve them and manage runoff by installing Low Impact Development Solutions
10/25/2011 11:18
Friday, November 18th,
2 pm - 5 pm, Grange Hall, Friday Harbor, WA
Saturday, November 19th, 10 am - 1 pm, Outlook Inn, Eastsound, WA
Water + Your Land:
Opportunities for Eastsound and Westcott/Garrison Bay Watershed Landowners
JULIE THOMPSON, PLANNER, SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
D. N. KINSEY, ASLA, APA, PLANNER, SAN JUAN ISLANDS CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Sustainable Land Use Principles
PRESENTER: DAVID MCDONALD, RESOURCE PLANNER, SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
What is Low Impact Development (LID)?
PRESENTER: MARK BUEHRER, PE, 2020 ENGINEERING
Contact: info@sanjuanislandscd.org for more information!
This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the assistance agreement PO-00J12501 to San Juan County. The Puget Sound Watershed Management Assistance Program ends in 2013.
Saturday, November 19th, 10 am - 1 pm, Outlook Inn, Eastsound, WA
Water + Your Land:
Opportunities for Eastsound and Westcott/Garrison Bay Watershed Landowners
JULIE THOMPSON, PLANNER, SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
D. N. KINSEY, ASLA, APA, PLANNER, SAN JUAN ISLANDS CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Sustainable Land Use Principles
PRESENTER: DAVID MCDONALD, RESOURCE PLANNER, SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
What is Low Impact Development (LID)?
PRESENTER: MARK BUEHRER, PE, 2020 ENGINEERING
Contact: info@sanjuanislandscd.org for more information!
This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the assistance agreement PO-00J12501 to San Juan County. The Puget Sound Watershed Management Assistance Program ends in 2013.
Green Certified School
07/28/2010 12:24
Green
Certification for Schools
A program that evaluates school operation, use and type of products with a goal of promoting environmental consciousness and to safeguard the health of the children.
For more information contact the Green Schools League at 813.317.0383 or at www.greenconsultingfirm.com
A program that evaluates school operation, use and type of products with a goal of promoting environmental consciousness and to safeguard the health of the children.
For more information contact the Green Schools League at 813.317.0383 or at www.greenconsultingfirm.com
Low Impact Development = Reduced Costs
11/04/2009 11:38
Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact
Development (LID) Strategies and Practices
Information from EPA’s report Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID)
Q: What is low impact development (LID)? A: LID comprises a set of site design approaches and small-scale stormwater management practices that are designed to reduce runoff and associated pollutants from the site at which they are generated. By means of infiltration, evapotranspiration, and reuse of rainwater, LID techniques manage water and water pollutants at the source and thereby prevent or reduce the impact of development on rivers, streams, lakes, coastal waters, and ground water.
Q: What was the range of cost savings seen in Low Impact Development (LID) case studies?
A: The case studies presented in this report show that LID practices can be both fiscally and environmentally beneficial to communities. Site-specific factors influence project outcomes, but in general, for projects where open space was preserved and cluster development designs were employed, infrastructure costs were lower. In most cases, significant savings were realized due to reduced costs for site grading and preparation, stormwater infrastructure, site paving, and landscaping. Total capital cost savings ranged from 15 to 80 percent when LID methods were used, with a few exceptions in which LID project costs were higher than conventional stormwater management costs.
Q: Where can you get more information?
A: You can find more information at EPA’s Green Infrastructure Web site at: www.epa.gov/npdes/greeninfrastructure and at EPA’s LID Web site: www.epa.gov/nps/lid .
Information from EPA’s report Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID)
Q: What is low impact development (LID)? A: LID comprises a set of site design approaches and small-scale stormwater management practices that are designed to reduce runoff and associated pollutants from the site at which they are generated. By means of infiltration, evapotranspiration, and reuse of rainwater, LID techniques manage water and water pollutants at the source and thereby prevent or reduce the impact of development on rivers, streams, lakes, coastal waters, and ground water.
Q: What was the range of cost savings seen in Low Impact Development (LID) case studies?
A: The case studies presented in this report show that LID practices can be both fiscally and environmentally beneficial to communities. Site-specific factors influence project outcomes, but in general, for projects where open space was preserved and cluster development designs were employed, infrastructure costs were lower. In most cases, significant savings were realized due to reduced costs for site grading and preparation, stormwater infrastructure, site paving, and landscaping. Total capital cost savings ranged from 15 to 80 percent when LID methods were used, with a few exceptions in which LID project costs were higher than conventional stormwater management costs.
Q: Where can you get more information?
A: You can find more information at EPA’s Green Infrastructure Web site at: www.epa.gov/npdes/greeninfrastructure and at EPA’s LID Web site: www.epa.gov/nps/lid .
LID - Stormwater Strategy
10/13/2009 15:54
Check
out these examples from across the country.
http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/storm/chap12.asp
http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/storm/chap12.asp