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Technology Assessment On Stressor Impacts To Green Infrastructure BMP Performance, Monitoring And Integration
Citation:
GROSSE, D. W. Technology Assessment On Stressor Impacts To Green Infrastructure BMP Performance, Monitoring And Integration. Presented at Sustainable Remediation 2011: State-of-the-Practice Speciality Conference, Amherst, MA, June 01 - 03, 2011.
Impact/Purpose:
To document, benchmark and evaluate state-of-the-science research and implementation on BMP performance, monitoring and integration for green infrastructure applications, to manage wet weather flow, storm-water runoff stressor relief and remedial sustainable water quality improvements to the environment.
Description:
This presentation will document, benchmark and evalute state-of-the-science research and implementation on BMP performance, monitoring, and integration for green infrastructure applications, to manage wet weather flwo, storm-water-runoff stressor relief and remedial sustainable water quality improvements to the environment. This information will be drawn from work being done within ORD, EPA program and regional offices, other governmental, nongovernmental and international organizations. Information will be provided describing current research efforts, potential data gaps and future research efforts addressing adverse stressor impacts and remediation of contaminated substrates. BMP performance and monitoring has been in existence for quite some time as it relates to stormwater management, which historically includes what may be considered to be grey infrastructure such as: detention basins, retention ponds, hydrodynamic devices media filters, percolation trenches and dry wells, to name a few (3). More recently, a variety of newer innovative green infrastructure (GI) BMPs have come into prominence, such as: rain gardens and barrels, green roofs, swales, wetlands and walls which require further evaluation and performance assessment. This movement was spurred by increasing attention given to reducing and/or eliminating stressors at various temporal/spatial scales, reducing the carbon footprint, conserving energy, promoting sustainability and protecting the habitat (aesthetics). This presentation will offer current practices and state-of-the-science implementation of remedial approaches.