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Low Impact Development and

Water Quality Improvement
Presentedby:

NigelD.Lewis,E.I.
March9,2016

Overview
Define:LowImpactDevelopment(LID)
LIDBestManagementPractices(BMPs)
CaseStudy:RogersParkLIDProject
PermittingMechanism

What Is LID?
LIDisthepracticeofminimizing environmental
impact andcreatingastormwaterplanthat
mimicspredevelopmenthydrology.
StormwaterManagementBestManagement
Practices(BMPs):
NonStructural
Structural
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What Is LID?
STORMWATERMANAGEMENT
BESTMANAGEMENTPRACTICES
MINIMIZINGENVIRONMENTALIMPACT
(alsoknownas)

ConservationSiteDesign
SustainableSiteDevelopment
SustainableUrbanDrainageSystems(SUDS)
GreenInfrastructure

Low Impact Development Goal

Development Impacts
DISCHARGE OR POLLUTANT LOAD

Industrial Development 10xs More!

AFTER
DEVELOPMENT

BEFORE
DEVELOPMENT

TIME

LID BMPs Non-Structural BMPs

ProtectSensitiveAreas
ClusterDevelopment
ReduceImperviousness
StormwaterDisconnection
MinimizeDisturbanceandCompaction
ProtectFlowPathways

LID BMPs Structural BMPs

Bioretention/BioinfiltrationCells(RainGardens)
PlanterBoxes
VegetatedSwalesandBioswales
DetentionBasins,Enhanced/Naturalized
StormwaterPonds,andWetlands
NativeLandscaping
ExfiltrationandInfiltration
PermeablePavementandGreenStreets
VegetatedRoofsandWalls
Cisterns,WaterHarvestingandReuse

Case Study - Rogers Park

Insertglobalaerial

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Rogers Park Setting

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Rogers Park Site Photos

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Rogers Park LID PROJECT

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Boat Ramp

DIRECTLYCONNECTED
IMPERVIOUSAREA

MULTICOMPONENT
EXFILTRATIONSYSTEM

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Parking Area Source Removal

DIRECTLYCONNECTED
IMPERVIOUSAREA

MULTICOMPONENT
EXFILTRATIONSYSTEM

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Parking Area Enhanced Infiltration

DIRECTLYCONNECTED
IMPERVIOUSAREA

MULTICOMPONENT
EXFILTRATIONSYSTEM

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Bio Cell
DIRECTLYCONNECTED
IMPERVIOUSAREA

MULTICOMPONENT
EXFILTRATIONSYSTEM

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Protect Sensitive Areas WWR (OFW)

DIRECTLYCONNECTED
IMPERVIOUSAREA

MULTICOMPONENT
EXFILTRATIONSYSTEM

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Rogers Park LID PROJECT

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Load Reduction
10,000

Source:HernandoCounty (2015)

EstimatedAnnualLoad(Pounds/Year)

PreProject

PostProject

1,000

30%
96%
100

31%
10

50%

79%

69%
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0
SuspendedSolids
(total)

Phosphorus(total)

Nitrogen(total)

BiochemicalOxygen
Demand

Lead

Copper

Permitting
IndividualERP slowprocess
Expeditedbya10/2Permit
GeneralPermit grantedbyFloridaStatute
403814(12)
Forconstructionofstormwater management
systemsthatmeetcertaincriteria
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What Qualifies for a 10-2 permit?

Work Area < 10 ac.

Impervious Surface < 2 ac.

CONVEYANCES
< 24 dia.

NO WETLAND OR SURFACE
WATER IMPACT
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10/2 Permit Saves You Time

SELF
CERTIFICATION

PROJECT
COMPLIANCE
INSPECTION

AGENCY
STAFF
REVIEW

US ARMY
CORPS
PERMIT
APPLICATION
FEE

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National LID Websites

LIDCenter
http://www.lowimpactdevelopment.org/

LIDCenterUrbanDesignTools
http://www.lidstormwater.net/index.html

USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency
http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/green/index.cfm

StormwaterBMPDatabase
http://www.bmpdatabase.org/index.htm

CenterforWatershedProtection Stormwater
http://www.cwp.org/20130405161503/stormwatermanagement

StormwaterCenter
http://www.stormwatercenter.net/
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National LID Websites Cont.d

StormwaterManagementLifeCycleCosts
(capitalandmaintenance)
http://www.werf.org/bmpcost

StormwaterManagementLifeCycleCosts
(land,capital,engineering,administration,maintenance,and
replacement)
http://www.udfcd.org/downloads/software/BMPREALCOST_v1.0.zip

GreenValuesCalculator
(compareLIDtoconventionalcosts)
http://greenvalues.cnt.org/national/calculator.php

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Florida LID Websites

IFASFloridaLowImpactDevelopment
http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/lowimpactdev.htm

SarasotaCountyLowImpactDevelopment
https://www.scgov.net/WaterServices/Pages/LowImpactDevelopment.aspx

MartinCountyStormwaterDesignToolkit
http://www.martin.fl.us/web_docs/cdd/web/xx_Stormwater_Report.pdf

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Questions?

HSW Contacts:
NigelLewis,E.I.
(813)5491013
nlewis@hsweng.com
DeanMades,P.E.
(941)8944018
dmades@hsweng.com
KenWatson,Ph.D,C.P.H.
(813)5490223
kwatson@hsweng.com