June 23, 2008


Multipurpose Benefits of Regional Stormwater Treatment Facilities

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Photo 1: Regional pond with trail

By Jonathan E. Jones, Jane Clary, T. Andrew Earles, Ben R Urbonas, James Guo

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As public and private entities continue to embrace low-impact development (LID)and associated micro-scale onsite facilities such as porous landscape detention,parking lot swales, rain gardens, and others, it is important to recognize thatlarger, “regional” stormwater management facilities are valuableas well.

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megan.moir

July 2nd, 2008 9:23 AM PT

Are most of these regional stormwater facilities on-stream ponds? If so, how have people rationalized installing such structures. In Vermont, our rivers management folks are quite adamant (and we tend to agree) about minimizing new on-stream ponds or structures in riparian corridors. Thoughts?

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