Low Impact
Development (LID)
The San Juan Islands Conservation District actively
promotes sustainable land use practices.
Our Natural Resource Planner is available for individual
site visits to help landowners maximize their natural
resources, Call to learn about your soil and water
resources, 360.378.6621.
Low Impact Development is a
stormwater management and land development strategy applied
at a small scale that emphasizes conservation and use of
on-site natural features integrated with engineered
hydrologic controls that mimic existing on-site hydrologic
functions. In Western Washington the guide to implementing
LID is the Low Impact Development Technical Guidance Manual
for Puget Sound (2005), published by the Puget Sound Action
Team.
Introduction to LID
(PDF 1 MB)
Presentation on LID
(PDF 5.3 MB)
LID Technical Guidance
Manual.pdf (PDF 5 MB)
Rain Garden Handbook (for Western
Washington Homeowners) (PDF 20 MB)
Innovative
LID Techniques
Brochure (PDF 636
KB)
Bioretention Applications
(PDF 136 KB)
Conservation Design for
Stormwater (PDF 9.7 MB)
Hydrologic Analysis
(PDF 2 MB)
Integrated Design (PDF 8.4 MB)
Literature Review (PDF 568 KB)
Permeable Pavements
(PDF 68 KB)
Vegetated Roof (PDF 152 KB)
Saving Trees
During Construction
How to Save Trees During
Construction (PDF 300 KB)
National/Regional
Programs
Check out Built Green and LEED for Homes (LEED-H)
and
Sustainable Sites for helpful guidelines on
land development and retrofits.
We also publish articles in
'Project Home' a monthly supplement to the
Islands Weekly.
Download past articles as PDF documents from
here.
