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Green I nfrastructure An Overview of Post-Construction BMPs for Transportation Projects Brooke Shireman Watershed Management Branch Kentucky Division of Water I f its on the ground Litter Leaves & Grass Clippings Metals Oil &

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Green I nfrastructure

An Overview of Post-Construction BMPs for Transportation Projects

Brooke Shireman Watershed Management Branch Kentucky Division of Water

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I f it’s on the ground…

Sediment Fertilizer Pesticides Oil & Grease Metals Leaves & Grass Clippings Pet Waste Litter

www.acogok.org

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I t’s in your w ater

www.lclark.edu

Bacteria - Public Health Concerns Increased Runoff - Flooding Excess Nutrients – Algae Blooms Stream Bank Erosion – Loss of Property

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1,900 miles of Interstate Highways 1,300 miles of Parkways 4,300 miles of US Highways 23,000 miles of State Roads 56,000 miles of Local Roads

Kentucky has over:

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Green I nfrastructure

 A wide array of practices that

manage and treat storm water at the source.

 Maintain and restore natural

hydrology by:

  • infiltrating (groundwater recharge)
  • evaporating
  • capturing and using storm water
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Green I nfrastructure

 Benefits

  • Stormwater as a resource
  • Attractive
  • Cost Effective
  • Compliance
  • Water Quality – Quality of Life
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Vegetated Sw ales

Photos: NRCS

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Vegetated Sw ales

High Point Neighborhood Seattle, WA

Photos: Abby Hall EPA

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Vegetated Sw ales

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Curb Extensions

Photo: City of Portland

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Curb Extensions

South Limestone Lexington, KY

Photos: Andrew Stoeckinger

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Planter Boxes

Photos: Ward Wilson, Tetra Tech

Michigan Ave. Lansing, MI

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Planter Boxes

Portland, OR

Photos: Abby Hall, EPA

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Perm eable Pavem ents

Chicago Green Alley Project

Photo: Abby Hall, EPA

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Perm eable Pavem ents

Photo: Robert Rosen UNHSWC

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Reduced Street W idth

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Resources

 EPA Green Street Initiatives Around the United

States http: / / www.epa.gov/ owow/ podcasts/ greenstreetsusa .html

 EPA Municipal Handbook – Green Streets

http: / / www.epa.gov/ npdes/ pubs/ gi_munichandbook _green_streets.pdf

 EPA Conceptual Guide to Green Streets

http: / / www.epa.gov/ npdes/ pubs/ gi_arra_green_stre ets.pdf

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Resources

 NKY Stormwater Managmetn Handbook

http: / / www.epa.gov/ npdes/ pubs/ gi_stormwater managementhandbook.pdf

 Low Impact Development Center Green Streets

http: / / www.lowimpactdevelopment.org/ greenstre ets/

 University of New Hampshire Biannual Report

http: / / www.unh.edu/ erg/ cstev/ pubs_specs_info/ 2009_unhsc_report.pdf

 Green Highways Partnership

http: / / www.greenhighwayspartnership.org/