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Sustainable Stormwater and Ecological Management Opportunities

Explore opportunities for integrated stormwater management and ecological enhancements in diverse settings including water bodies, forests, and campus zones. Preliminary findings and proposed strategies presented.

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Sustainable Stormwater and Ecological Management Opportunities

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  1. Stormwater and Ecological Management OpportunitiesMay 2008

  2. University of Delaware Newark Campus

  3. Stormwater and Ecological Observations Approximate Fall Line Stormwater and Ecological Analysis Overview • Unique geologic setting on fall line (divide between Piedmont and Coastal Plain) • Two major watersheds (White Clay Creek and Christina River) • Opportunities to reestablish and improve north/south “green” corridor • Opportunities to develop integrated stormwater management to both improve existing conditions and address future growth

  4. Stormwater and Ecological Analysis Overview White Clay Creek / Laird and Main Campuses

  5. Stormwater and Ecological Analysis Overview White Clay Creek / Laird Campus • Significant erosional features due to uncontrolled or inadequately controlled runoff • Large student parking lot is source of many impacts which need to be addressed • New dorms have missed several landscape opportunities to provide integrated stormwater management • Existing best management practices are mix of good bad and ugly • Stormwater management has challenges with steeper Piedmont setting

  6. Stormwater and Ecological Analysis Overview Christina River / South Campus

  7. Stormwater and Ecological Analysis Overview South Campus • Several existing BMPs in place but abundant other stormwater management opportunities • Coastal Plain setting provides opportunities to infiltrate. Flatter slopes means areas may stay wetter longer. • Research forest somewhat impacted due to uncontrolled runoff • Opportunities to work with neighbors to east to create vegetated buffer • Create buffers along streams and wetland areas • Make pathway and ecological corridor connections to main campus • Look to daylight conveyances and incorporate more vegetated swales and depressional areas for water quality treatment and recharge

  8. Stormwater and Ecological Analysis Overview Ecological Areas of Interest Preliminary Findings From GIS base maps analyses were performed Streams and floodplainswere mapped and forest patches >25 ac were identified

  9. Stormwater and Ecological Analysis Overview Ecological Areas of Interest Preliminary Findings Forested areas were visited Qualitative plot data was taken (see points) Scores were tallied Using the scores, areas were statistically ranked based on ecological value: Red = high value, Yellow = medium value, Green = low value

  10. Stormwater and Ecological Analysis Overview Ecological Areas of Interest Preliminary Findings Green areas, with low scores, are more suitable for development. Yellow areas are more intact and valuable areas, where development should be carefully considered Red areas are more ecologically valuable and less suitable for development

  11. Ecological Areas of Interest Preliminary FindingsAreas 1 and 2 support the most ecologically intactforest investigated Stormwater and Ecological Analysis Overview Area 1 Area 2

  12. Ecological Areas of Interest Preliminary Findings Stormwater and Ecological Analysis Overview Areas 3 and 4 contain Fairfield Run and Blue Hen Creek. Both streams are heavily impacted by stormwater. These areas directly affect water quality in White Clay Creek. Area 4 Area 3

  13. Ecological Areas of Interest Preliminary Findings Stormwater and Ecological Analysis Overview Area 5 is a relatively isolated fragment of forest, the channel of the stream which flows through it is deeply incised and eroded.

  14. Ecological Areas of Interest Preliminary Findings Stormwater and Ecological Analysis Overview Areas 6 and 7 have qualities which enhance their ecological value such as older forest canopy trees and wetland areas. Area 6 Area 7

  15. Stormwater Management Zones Laird Campus Zone Central Campus Zone Athletics Zone Agriculture Zone Facilities and Biotech Park Zone

  16. Laird Campus Laird Campus Zone

  17. Laird Campus Zone Green Infrastructure Opportunities • Streets • Rooftops • Parking lots • Turf areas • Quads

  18. Streets Permeable pavers Laird Campus Zone Stormwater curb extensions Stormwater tree pits Infiltration Filter Strips Grass swales

  19. Existing Conditions Laird Campus Zone

  20. Proposed Conditions Curb Extension – Stormwater Planter Laird Campus Zone

  21. Existing Conditions Laird Campus Zone

  22. Proposed Conditions Laird Campus Zone Curb Extension – Stormwater Tree Pit

  23. Existing Conditions Laird Campus Zone • There are examples across campus of good management and runoff control/treatment practices. • At the Dickinson Complex curb cuts allow runoff to enter a rain garden/bioretention area.

  24. Rooftops Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance Laird Campus Zone Bioretention/Rain Garden Stormwater planters Detention Infiltration Trench Cisterns Grass channel/ Filter Strip

  25. Existing Conditions Proposed Conditions Laird Campus Zone

  26. Parking Laird Campus Zone Linear bioretention/ Bioswale Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance Grass channel/ filter strip Bioretention islands Infiltration Permeable pavers Reforestation/ impervious cover removal

  27. Existing Conditions Laird Campus Zone

  28. Proposed Conditions Laird Campus Zone Permeable Pavers Perimeter Sand Filter

  29. Existing Conditions Laird Campus Zone • Retrofitted curb cuts have been implemented, offering some benefit. However, in some cases they are not well designed or maintained for optimum treatment.

  30. Proposed Conditions Laird Campus Zone Linear Bioretention

  31. Existing Conditions Laird Campus Zone

  32. Proposed Conditions Laird Campus Zone Linear Bioretention

  33. Existing Conditions Laird Campus Zone

  34. Proposed Conditions Laird Campus Zone Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance

  35. Preliminary Opportunities Laird Campus Zone • Stormwater Retrofits (LR) • Stream/Outfall Repair (LS) • Invasive Plant Removal (LI)

  36. Preliminary Opportunities Laird Campus Zone $ < $30K $30K < $$ < $100K $$$ > $100K

  37. Central Campus Central Campus Zone

  38. Central Campus Zone Green Infrastructure Opportunities • Streets • Rooftops • Parking lots • Turf areas • Quads

  39. Streets Central Campus Zone Stormwater curb extensions Stormwater tree pits Permeable pavers Infiltration Filter Strips Grass swales

  40. Existing Conditions Central Campus Zone

  41. Proposed Conditions Central Campus Zone Infiltration, Bioretention & Stormwater Tree Pits

  42. Existing Conditions Central Campus Zone

  43. Proposed Conditions Central Campus Zone Curb Extension – Stormwater Planter

  44. Rooftop Central Campus Zone Bioretention/Rain Garden Stormwater planters Detention Infiltration Trench Cisterns Grass channel/ Filter Strip

  45. Existing Conditions Central Campus Zone

  46. Proposed Conditions Central Campus Zone Downspout Disconnect to Rainbarrel

  47. Existing Conditions Central Campus Zone

  48. Proposed Conditions Central Campus Zone Downspout Disconnection to Rain Garden

  49. Existing Conditions Central Campus Zone

  50. Proposed Conditions Central Campus Zone Green Roof

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