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City of New Haven Toni N. Harp, Mayor
Designing for the Future Our Changing Climate April 15, 2016 New - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Designing for the Future Our Changing Climate April 15, 2016 New - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Designing for the Future Our Changing Climate April 15, 2016 New Havens Infrastructure for City of New Haven Rising (and Falling!) Water Toni N. Harp, Mayor Giovanni Zinn, PE City Engineer City of New Haven Urban Hydrology Combined
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Combined Sewers vs Separate Sewers
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New Haven’s Stormwater System
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Are we getting more rain?
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Solutions
Hard Infrastructure
- More pipes!
- Tanks
- Pumps
Green Infrastructure
- Bioswales
- Rain gardens,
- Barrels,
- Permeable
concrete
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Bioswales
- Green infrastructure in the
public right of way
- Standard size: 15 feet by 5
feet
- Infiltration vs
transportation
- Visible infrastructure
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Bioswales
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Emerson St. – Before…
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Emerson St. – After!…
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Howard Avenue
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Downtown Hill Long Wharf
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Downtown Hill Long Wharf ~ Solutions
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Green Infrastructure as Preferred Option
- 600 acre drainage area
- Up to 200 bioswales to be
installed over the next two years
- Funded by CDBG-DR
- LID Modeling Study
- Broad deployment of GI
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Green Jobs
- Urban Resources Initiative
- EMERGE
- CFE/Save the Sound
- Work with Re-entry population
- Provide job skills training
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Right-of-way Green Infrastructure Through 4-15-16
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Lessons Learned
- Go with Green-first
philosophy
- Find the co-benefits
- Don’t hedge your bet on GI
- Engage the community
- See what works elsewhere
- Embrace your sandy soils
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