Storm water management

Adams Fairacre FarmsWappinger

Garrett Dyal: Assistant Store Manager

• 25 years old• Rhinebeck 2004, UAlbany 2009 • Bachelors in intercultural and interpersonal

communication with minor in business• Grew up in a very different industry

Adams Fairacre Farms

• Ralph Adams SR. started roadside stand in 1919 on rt. 44 in Poughkeepsie

• 1981 opened Kingston location• 1998 opened Newburgh location• 2006 began the process of a new location

Wappinger

Opened on 11/1/11

Wappinger info:

• 75,000 sq ft store with 350 parking spaces and a nursery yard.

• 12 acre site, 9 to be developed of which 8 would be impervious

• 3 remaining acres wetlands• Houses purchased and demolished except

one…

water, water and more water

North pond

South pond

South Pond

Pond on left fills during rain event.

Flowing through hydrodynamic separator into pond on right.

Filtered water settles in right pond.

Parking lot detention fields

• 3 con tech hydro dynamic separation systems with ZPG filters

• 2 massive underground detention fields in front parking lot

• Bio-filtration systems throughout parking lot• Allows water to settle so silt and pollutants do

not enter river

Detention fields

Bio-filtration systems

Retaining walls

• Contains wetlands from entering property

• Protects wetlands from outside pollutants

•Surrounds 75% of developed property

Adams going green

•White rubber membrane roof

•No tar no gravel

•This means no petroleum byproducts are dissolving intostorm water drains.

• Reflects solar radiation lowering energy costs

Refrigeration

•Glycol refrigerant

•Uses less gas based refrigerants then normal systems

More green tech.

• Chemical free floor machines that use ion charged water technology

• Water softener for all incoming domestic water• Computer controlled energy management

system• Grease traps and 2000 gallon retention tank• Skylights in backrooms with day light sensored

lights

What can be done?

• Rain water collection tanks• HWPV and other PV tech• LED lighting for all storage coolers • Radiant floor heating• Geo-thermal tech. • Green roof tech.

What can government do to help?

• Keep promoting incentives!!!!• Make process easier and less tedious • Help keep energy costs down• Promote renewable energy• Invest in cryogenic transport lines to

commercial areas