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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION
Citation:
STRUCK, S. D. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION. Presented at Workshop for the Nebraska Floodplain and Stormwater Manager's Association (NEFSMA), Lincoln, NE, May 26, 2006.
Impact/Purpose:
To inform the public
Description:
Low Impact Development (LID) is the general term typically used to characterize a comprehensive array of site planning, design and pollution prevention strategies that when combined create a more economically sustainable and ecologically functional urban landscape. LID uses a decentralized at the source approach to manage stormwater management by integrating hydrologic and water quality functions into all aspects of the urban landscape and infrastructure. LID’s decentralized management creates a multifunctional urban landscape that maintains and restores the ecological integrity of receiving waters while reducing construction, maintenance and inspection costs. Low-impact development (LID) techniques offer developers a more cost-effective way to address storm water management through better site design and “integrated management practices” (IMPs). These strategies allow land to be developed in an environmentally responsible manner and create a more hydrologically functional landscape. LID can help reduce the economic burden of stormwater infrastructure maintenance and meet complex watershed protection goals – including the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II regulations. This presentation offers an in-depth introduction to the economic benefits, ecological goals, planning techniques, design principles, analytical methodologies, implementation strategies and monitoring results of the innovative LID technology for urban stormwater management. Attendees will gain an in-depth technical understanding of how to apply integrated management practices to meet local watershed protection and water resources restoration protection goals and regulatory requirements. LID technology involves multiple disciplines and has far reaching impacts in urban stormwater management, land use planning, water resources protection, site planning/design, best management practices, building requirements, construction and maintenance of stormwater infrastructure. The technology is of interest to local, state and federal government administrators and regulators; developers, builders, contractors; land use/development planners, civil/environmental engineers, landscape architects; environmental professionals/consultants; environmentalists and interested citizens.