Description
The Upper Perkiomen School District has taken steps to implement stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) at Marlborough Elementary School and at Upper Perkiomen High School. Continue reading
Naturalized Basin
Spring-Ford High School Naturalized Basin
Description
At Spring-Ford High School, a one acre stormwater basin was converted from a sloping turfgrass condition to a flat-bottom naturalized basin featuring a series of water quality berms that provide extended detention of runoff from small storms. Continue reading
Overbrook Environmental Education Center Stormwater Management Techniques
Description
Juveniles Active in Science & Technology (JASTECH) Development Services, Inc. has reinvented a 2-acre former quarry brownfield site into an education center for ecological design and sustainable technologies. Continue reading
Models for Stormwater Management on Reclaiming Vacant Land
Description
A partnership between The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) led to the formation of a plan in 2005 to incorporate stormwater management techniques into the Greenway Project, which sought to stabilize abandoned inner city lots. Continue reading
Metroplex Shopping Center Naturalized Basin
Description
During the construction of Metroplex Shopping Center, a stormwater management basin capable of retaining 1.6 million cubic feet was built along Plymouth Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River, at the request of local townships and the DEP. Continue reading
Mayfield Estates Homeowners Association Basin Naturalization
Description
The aim of this project was to retrofit seven Homeowner Association-owned stormwater basins from traditional mown grass to provide more natural infiltration, greater uptake of stormwater using vegetation and greater community understanding of stormwater issues. Continue reading
Black Rock Park Naturailzed Basin
Description
The objective of the retrofit project at Black Rock Park was to incorporate stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) into the expansion of facilities including a new police station and public works depot. Continue reading