Connecting the Drops: Stormwater Management in Bridgeton City and - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Connecting the Drops: Stormwater Management in Bridgeton City and Upper Deerfield Meredith Brown January 23 rd , 2017 American Littoral Society

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The Cohansey River and Kirkwood ‐ Cohansey Aquifer

Objectives  Educate residents about green stormwater infrastructure practices, goals and strategies.  Inform residents of overconsumption and lack of recharge of the aquifer through demonstration projects. Objectives  Illustrate connection between urban and agricultural communities through hands on projects. and Goals  Target nontraditional audiences through multimedia outreach and diverse education strategies. Goal  Increase awareness of impairments and restoration strategies for the Cohansey River and the Kirkwood ‐ Cohansey aquifer in an underserved community.

Target Audience  School students  Restoration Corps members  Low income underserved residents  Business owners  Homeowners

Outreach Strategies  Presenting green stormwater infrastructure workshops  Presenting educational workshops to residents  Multimedia program  Participating in Community Events  Training and hands on work with local youth through Restoration Corps

Successes Lessons Learned ‐ Highly visible installations. ‐ Routine maintenance and ‐ Connecting with a water supervision needed on all champion community projects. partner to spearhead projects ‐ Need to spend more time within local government. educating residents before ‐ Reaching out to non ‐ and after project installation. traditional partners for projects. ‐ 9 rain gardens, 40 barrels, 4 planter boxes.

Accomplishments  Gallons Saved (approximate)  Office of Development/Planning ‐ 1,773,200  Mayor’s Residence (barrel only) ‐ 324,000  Bridge the Gap (barrels/planter boxes) ‐ 2,112,800  Bridgeton Commons Gardens (7) ‐ 7,760,300  Cohanzick Zoo (buildings) ‐ 1,100,400  Cohanzick Zoo (parking lot) ‐ 7,443,400  Outreach  192 residents directly educated through presentations, and outreach  33 volunteers educated through demonstration projects  ½ acre of impervious surface managed

Next Steps for 2017  Install 3 bio ‐ retention systems at Upper Deerfield Elementary Schools.  Introduce water conservation education program in Bridgeton and Upper Deerfield high schools.  Distribute rain barrels throughout Bridgeton (goal=50 barrels distributed to residents)  Complete “Stormwater Walk” field trip at Bridgeton and Barrett’s Run preserve.  Install cistern at Buckshutem Elementary school in Bridgeton

Meredith Brown Conservation Coordinator Thank American Littoral Society 856 ‐ 825 ‐ 2174 you!!!! Meredith@littoralsociety.org