Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Stormwater Forestry Practices and Storm Water Management Part 2

7:49 AM  Justin Mitchell  3 comments

Part 1 of our sustainable storm water management practices series focused on the amazing benefits of rain barrels. See that article here.

This series is an attempt to disseminate information and best practices that communities are implement concerning stormwater management practices that provide the significant benefits of water quality improvement and cost savings for the community.

The term “stormwater forestry practices” is a nationally recognized, research-based principal that demonstrates and instructs communities on how effectively planned urban forestry programs can play a significant part in the reduction of storm water runoff as well as in improving water quality. These are obviously very important topics for Oshkosh.

Here are the resources:


Fact Sheet #4: Control Stormwater Runoff with Trees:
http://www.forestsforwatersheds.org/storage/CUFR_182_UFfactsheet4.pdf


Watershed Forestry Resource Guide:
http://www.forestsforwatersheds.org/reduce-stormwater/


Managing Stormwater for Urban Sustainability Using Trees and Structural Soils:
Click here for Guide


EPA's Green Infrastructure Site :
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/greeninfrastructure/technology.cfm


Impervious Cover & Land Use in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed:
www.cwp.org/Resource_Library/Center_Docs/IC/ELC_IMPERV.pdf


Urban Forests in Florida: Trees Control Stormwater Runoff and Improve Water Quality
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr239


Trees Help Cities Meet Clean Water Regulations
www.americanforests.org/downloads/graytogreen/treeshelpcities.pdf


Stormwater Management Fact Sheet: Bioretention:
Click Here


EPA Stormwater Management Best Practices
www.epa.gov/greeningepa/stormwater/best_practices.htm


UW Extension - Trees and their role in storm water management
Click Here


One thing consistent with each of these links that is related to Oshkosh, is that they would all state that the current empty Menominee Park Pump Station plan would not fit into or meet any of their Best Management Practices.

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3 comments:

city manager: pumping polluted storm water into lake winnebago is not a water quality issue. what???

I do not understand this comment either, especially since the EPA and DNR have federal mandates that require communities to reduce their storm water runoff that goes into navigable waters. That being the case, exactly where does our city manager and city staff think these storm waters have come from? They come from impervious surfaces/ You know, those surfaces we're all paying extra for on our water bills each quarter for storm water management. Sounds like either city staff is speaking doublespeak or they are very confused on basic water quality issues. What does the EPA have to say about these issues Justin and have you considered contacting them about what's being planned here?

I'm beginning to recognize a city process - be it extremely unfortunate and stupefying:

When all else fails, go to the absurd.

For example:

1. Following extensive research and presentations of a proposal to begin beach monitoring program, citing health professionals and city language calling for such testing. The city response: "We don't know if it is a beach."

2. Following extensive research and presentations of a proposal clearly articulating the importance, the city language support, and state requirements for incorporating water quality measures, and citing EPA figures that 70% of all water pollution occurs through storm water runoff, the city says:

"our pumping of tens of thousands of gallons of storm water runoff is not a water quality issue."


Even more unfortunate is when a PhD level individual regurgitates the same ridiculousness, while supposed environmentally conscious folks say nothing at all.

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