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Silver Lake Low Impact Development Field Trip: October 14, 2009
The featured
speaker for this
meeting was Sara
Cohen of DCR
who made a
presentation on
water quality and
quantity
demonstration
projects in the
Ipswich
watershed.
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Demonstration #3: Permeable Paving Materials and Bioretention in a parking lot.
The field trip visited two of the demonstration projects:
Demonstration #4: Stormwater Quality Improvements Using LID Retrofits in a Lake-Side Neighborhood.
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Demonstration 3
Permeable Paving
Materials and
Bioretention in a
Parking Lot
Location: Silver
Lake Beach
Parking Lot,
Wilmington, MA
http://
www.mass.gov/
dcr/watersupply/
ipswichriver/
demo3-paving.htm
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A variety of permeable paving materials were evaluated.
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A variety of permeable paving materials were evaluated.
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Vegetated swales were one of the bioretention devices used in this demonstration.
Alan Dresios of
Lynnfield inspects
a vegetated
drainage swale.
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More vegetated swales in the parking lot.
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The project included signs to educate the public about the project.
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Demonstration 4
Stormwater
Quality
Improvements
Using LID
Retrofits in Lake-
Side
Neighborhood
http://
www.mass.gov/
dcr/watersupply/
ipswichriver/
demo4-
lakewater.htm
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A sign identifies
these plantings as
being part of a
rain garden.
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Small signs
identify planted
areas as being
rain gardens.
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Rain gardens
were placed
adjacent to the
roadway.
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Curb cuts are
needed to allow
street runoff to
drain into the
rain gardens.
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Rain gardens
utilize a variety of
vegetation.
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http://www.mass.gov/dcr/watersupply/ipswichriver/index.htm
Additional Outreach Materials available on the web site include:
Tour Guide: Low-Impact Development Demonstration Proje
cts, Ipswich and Wilmington, June 9, 2009.
Silver Lake Project brochure Homeowner guide to raingarden maintenance
The state maintains a web site with much more information
on this project.