A
Watershe
d
Approach
to
Stormwat
erBy Tom Barrett Green Water Infrastructure, [email protected]
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© 2014 Tom Barrett
Green • Water • Infrastructure
Green • Water • Infrastructure
Green • Water • Infrastructure
Green • Water • Infrastructure
Green • Water • Infrastructure
Green • Infrastructure
Future – incorporates the latest in scientific thinking
Clean – more complete filtration
Lean – less expensive
Green – more natural, mimicking nature
Pre-Development Water Cycle
How Much Water Falls Fairfield, Iowa?
1” Rainfall on 2,300 Acres = 62,454,200 gallons
How Much Water Falls in Jefferson County?
1” Rainfall on 437 Square Miles (279,680 acres)
7,594,430,720 Gallons (7.6 billion)
Pesticide Issues
Atrizene
• Image of Rain Falling
Green Infrastructure as a Tool for Stormwater Mitigation
– Collection runoff near the source
– Slow it down
– Soak it in
– Filter it
– Apply it to the landscape
– Create habitats
Planting Trees
Rain Gardens & Bioswales
Porous Paving
Green Roofs
Watershed Approach
Watershed Approach
Watershed Approach
Watershed Approach
Watershed Approach
1. Evaluate the Watershed Basins
Green • Infrastructure
Future – incorporates the latest in scientific thinking
Clean – more complete filtration
Lean – less expensive
Green – more natural, mimicking nature
In nature there is no good
or bad;
there are only
consequences.
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