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A Watershe d Approach to Stormwat er By Tom Barrett Green Water Infrastructure, Inc. www.ThinkGWI.com [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @TomBarrett_GWI © 2014 Tom Barrett

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Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink!” is the opening to this dynamic presentation focusing on solutions to Chicago’s stormwater problem. “Stormwater is the leading cause of water pollution in America,” continues Tom Barrett, the presenter and owner of Green Water Infrastructure. This presentation focuses on developing sustainable solutions to water quality issues. Mr Barrett’s approach utilizes a watershed and drainage basin study to stormwater mitigation. Developing a comprehensive sotremwater plan, when correctly prioritized, combines existing grey infrastructure with new technologies developed in green infrastructure, creating cost effective solutions to our water quality issues. After an introduction about the problems stormwater creates, attendees will be given a walking tour of the grounds of the Center for Green Technology, and shown actual functional rain gardens and other sustainable solutions specifically mentioned in the presentation. Guided by Mr. Barrett himself, attendees are encouraged to ask questions and recognize first-hand the visible results of sustainable solution planning, execution, and growth.

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A

Watershe

d

Approach

to

Stormwat

erBy Tom Barrett Green Water Infrastructure, [email protected]

Follow us on Twitter @TomBarrett_GWI

© 2014 Tom Barrett

Green • Water • Infrastructure

Green • Water • Infrastructure

Green • Water • Infrastructure

Green • Water • Infrastructure

Green • Water • Infrastructure

Green • Infrastructure

Future – incorporates the latest in scientific thinking

Clean – more complete filtration

Lean – less expensive

Green – more natural, mimicking nature

Pre-Development Water Cycle

How Much Water Falls Fairfield, Iowa?

1” Rainfall on 2,300 Acres = 62,454,200 gallons

How Much Water Falls in Jefferson County?

1” Rainfall on 437 Square Miles (279,680 acres)

7,594,430,720 Gallons (7.6 billion)

Pesticide Issues

Atrizene

• Image of Rain Falling

Green Infrastructure as a Tool for Stormwater Mitigation

– Collection runoff near the source

– Slow it down

– Soak it in

– Filter it

– Apply it to the landscape

– Create habitats

Planting Trees

Rain Gardens & Bioswales

Porous Paving

Green Roofs

Watershed Approach

Watershed Approach

Watershed Approach

Watershed Approach

Watershed Approach

1. Evaluate the Watershed Basins

Green • Infrastructure

Future – incorporates the latest in scientific thinking

Clean – more complete filtration

Lean – less expensive

Green – more natural, mimicking nature

In nature there is no good

or bad;

there are only

consequences.

Chicago Center For Green Technology

Thursday, May 22ndTime: 6:00 – 8:00 pm

www.ThinkGWI.com

[email protected]

Twitter- @TomBarrett_GWI

Sustainable Site Development - A Watershed Approach to Green Infrastructure