H54D:
New Tools, Methods, and Case Studies to Support Communities in Adopting Green Infrastructure to Manage Storm Water I


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Session ID#: 62070

Session Description:
Green Infrastructure (GI), the use of natural approaches and technologies that promote stormwater retention, infiltration, and treatment, in contrast to grey infrastructure (concrete channels and pipes) is emerging in communities as an effective stormwater management practice. Key to adoption and implementation of GI is understanding economic differences among green, grey, and hybrid water infrastructure as well as quantification of benefits that may be derived such as groundwater replenishment, treatment of pollutants, and improvements that attract private investment to revitalize neighborhoods. While GI has been found to be effective, it generally requires an extensive web of collaborations between multiple city departments, local organizations, planners, and developers to make it successful. This session will explore critical economic and sociopolitical factors including lessons learned from GI demonstrations and tools such as life cycle costs assessment and ecosystem services, highlighting critical steps and information needed for local governments to successfully adopt GI practices.
Primary Convener:  Benjamin Packard, Environmental Protection Agency Washington DC, Washington, VA, United States
Convener:  Michael R Hiscock, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Benjamin Packard, Environmental Protection Agency Washington DC, Washington, VA, United States
Chairs:  Benjamin Packard, Environmental Protection Agency Washington DC, Washington, VA, United States and Michael R Hiscock, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Benjamin Packard, Environmental Protection Agency Washington DC, Washington, VA, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
Index Terms:

0493 Urban systems [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1830 Groundwater/surface water interaction [HYDROLOGY]
1847 Modeling [HYDROLOGY]
1871 Surface water quality [HYDROLOGY]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Advancing tools for holistic management of water resources: Development of an integrated decision support tool (i-DST) for grey and green infrastructure implementation (Invited) (345012)
Terri S Hogue1, Colin D. Bell2, Elizabeth Gallo3, Katie Spahr4, Emily Grubert5, Jennifer R Stokes-Draut5 and John E McCray3, (1)Colorado School of Mines, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hydrologic Science and Engineering, Golden, CO, United States, (2)Colorado School of Mines, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Golden, CO, United States, (3)Colorado School of Mines, Golden, United States, (4)Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States, (5)University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
Integrating Community-enabled Lifecycle Analysis of Stormwater Infrastructure Costs (CLASIC) with Green Infrastructure Co-Benefits and BMP Database for a Holistic Decision Support System (Invited) (358045)
Harry Zhang, The Water Research Foundation, Washington, DC, United States
Optimizing Investments in Green Stormwater Infrastructure: A Philadelphia Case Study Using StormWISE for Multiobjective Analysis of Costs, CSO Flow Reduction, and Community Benefits (414925)
Arthur E McGarity, Swarthmore College, Engineering, Swarthmore, PA, United States, Fengwei Hung, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States, Benjamin F. Hobbs, Johns Hopkins University, Environmental Health and Engineering, Baltimore, MD, United States, Christina Rosan, Temple University, Geography and Urban Studies, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Megan Heckert, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Geography and Planning, West Chester, PA, United States and Shandor Szalay, AKRF, Inc., Senior Vice President, Philadelphia, United States
Developing a Full Scale Green Infrastructure Demonstration Facility and Evaluation Toolkit (404985)
Claire Walsh1, Ross Stirling1, Kevin Stott2, Richard J Dawson3 and Stephanie Glendinning4, (1)Newcastle University, School of Engineering, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, (2)Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, (3)Newcastle University, School of Engineering and Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, (4)Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Assessing the social and biophysical services of rain gardens in urban landscapes (469092)
Sara Kristen Winnike McMillan1, Sandra Clinton2, Hannah Hawrot3, Anne Hays4, Jonathan Mills3, Rachel Scarlett5, Shweta Singh3, Cody Starnes6 and Elizabeth Delmelle7, (1)Iowa State University, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Ames, IA, United States, (2)University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Earth, Environmental & Geographical Sciences, Charlotte, United States, (3)Purdue University, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, West Lafayette, United States, (4)Purdue University, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, West Lafayette, United States, (5)Georgia State University, Geosciences, Atlanta, United States, (6)University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, Charlotte, NC, United States, (7)University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, Charlotte, United States
Maintenance, Construction Costs, and Life Cycles (373767)
Thomas P Ballestero, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States
Understanding of the performance impact from partially clogged distribution pipe in a green infrastructure to inform management strategy (373975)
Min-cheng Tu and Robert Traver, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, United States

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