Comments on: Nine Nationwide Nonpoint Solutions https://stormwater.wef.org/2015/07/nine-nationwide-nonpoint-solutions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nine-nationwide-nonpoint-solutions Stormwater News from the Water Environment Federation Thu, 03 Sep 2015 14:49:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 By: Gary A. Stoll, Jr. https://stormwater.wef.org/2015/07/nine-nationwide-nonpoint-solutions/#comment-180 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 21:25:28 +0000 http://stormwater.wef.org/?p=6052#comment-180 Timely, noteworthy case studies–many pertinent to what DWSD-R and GLWA are wrestling with, planning and implementing to effectively advance water quality improvements and reduce BUIs to Great Lakes and associated tributary inland lakes, streams and connected water bodies in southeast Michigan. Well worth following up in approaching technical sessions, if attending.

Adaptive wet weather management, repurposing of vacant land and underutilized sewer, road, rail and other utilities infrastructure, adoption of vigorous stormwater ordinances, and disincentivizing conventional stormwater runoff drainage to combined collection system with green infrastructure and an array of on-site stormwater drainage alternatives, area-specific sewer separation in redevelopments, among other sustainable initiatives are finally emerging with leveraged public-private and grant-funded projects for benchmarking across many drainage districts within Detroit’s 140 sq mile highly urbanized, yet widely vacated and otherwise changed landscape.

DWSD’s pledged investment in $50M in GI through 2029, if not beyond, within certain drainage districts in Detroit will otherwise mitigate the frequency and volume of untreated CSOs to more impaired (sensitive) receiving waters and wildlife habitat, such as, that along the main branch of the Rouge River, tributary streams and wetlands.

Gary A. Stoll, Jr., EIT
DWSD, Wastewater Operations Group
Engineer, CSO Control, Green Infrastructure

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