StormwaterTreatment BMPs: Why Worry About Stormwater? Introduction to Rain Gardens and Bioretention (presentation 1 of 2) David Dods URS, Overland Park, Kansas 914.344.1022, [email protected]Installation and Maintenance of StormwaterTreatment BMPs Workshop, December 2011 Photos: David Dods, URS Photo: Carla Dods
This is a presentation prepared for the Stormwater Treatment BMP Workshop, sponsored by the Johnson County, Kansas Stormwater Management Program, and held in December 2011.
The first presentation illustrates how urbanization affects water movement through the landscape and how green infrastructure can help restore ecological function to the built environment. The second presentation was an introduction to rain garden and bioretention construction for commercial applications (rather than residential yards).
For more information on these materials, contact: URS Green Solutions Team Overland Park, Kansas
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Stormwater Treatment BMPs:Why Worry About Stormwater?
Introduction to Rain Gardens and Bioretention(presentation 1 of 2)
Installation and Maintenance of Stormwater Treatment BMPs Workshop, December 2011
Photos: David Dods, URSPhoto: Carla Dods
This is a presentation given at the 2011 Stormwater BMP Installation and Maintenance Workshop, sponsored by the Johnson County, Kansas Stormwater Management Program, and held at Johnson County Community College in December.
Two files have been posted. The first presentation (this one) illustrates how urbanization changes our landscape and the way water moves through it, the consequences of those changes, and how green infrastructure can help restore ecological function to the built environment.
The second presentation is an introduction to rain garden and bioretentionconstruction for commercial applications (rather than residential yards).
These materials were developed by the URS Green Solutions Team in Kansas City. Feel free to contact us with any questions about these materials.
David Dods, Senior Environmental Engineer, [email protected], 913.344.1022