Green Infrastructure 6: Best Practices for Stormwater Management

At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• List Green Building Best Practices as they apply to Stormwater Management
• Discuss a proactive, integrated planning approach to urban stormwater management
• Define watershed-based drainage master plans and associated policies
• Explain pollution prevention and source control strategies to minimize damage to water sources and aquatic ecosystems
• Label water quality inlets to treat the highly polluted water quality volume of the design storm
• Explain surface pretreatment BMPs to remove sediments, salts, pollution, and debris
• Describe underground detention structures to temporarily attenuate and store runoff during peak flow periods
• Label surface and underground infiltration structures within or adjacent to the right-of-way to reduce stormwater runoff volumes and peak flows, improve water quality, and promote groundwater recharge
• Discuss constructed wetlands – permanent pools of water that are populated by wetland plants and aquatic organisms – to reduce, detain and treat stormwater runoff
• Use the material to develop your own checklists to improve existing policies and procedure