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<span title="Green stormwater infrastructure is designed to mimic nature and capture rainwater where it falls. Green infrastructure reduces and treats stormwater at its source while while also providing multiple community benefits such as improvements in water quality, reduced flooding, habitat, carbon capture, etc."> '''Green infrastructure'''</span> encompasses a wide array of practices, including stormwater management. <span title="Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) describes practices that use natural systems (or engineered systems that mimic or use natural processes) to capture, clean, and infiltrate stormwater; shade and cool surfaces and buildings; reduce flooding, create wildlife habitat; and provide other services that improve environmental quality and communities’ quality of life. (City of Tucson)"> '''Green stormwater infrastructure'''</span> (GSI) encompasses a variety of practices primarily designed for managing stormwater runoff but that provide additional benefits such as habitat or aesthetic value. | <span title="Green stormwater infrastructure is designed to mimic nature and capture rainwater where it falls. Green infrastructure reduces and treats stormwater at its source while while also providing multiple community benefits such as improvements in water quality, reduced flooding, habitat, carbon capture, etc."> '''Green infrastructure'''</span> encompasses a wide array of practices, including stormwater management. <span title="Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) describes practices that use natural systems (or engineered systems that mimic or use natural processes) to capture, clean, and infiltrate stormwater; shade and cool surfaces and buildings; reduce flooding, create wildlife habitat; and provide other services that improve environmental quality and communities’ quality of life. (City of Tucson)"> '''Green stormwater infrastructure'''</span> (GSI) encompasses a variety of practices primarily designed for managing stormwater runoff but that provide additional benefits such as habitat or aesthetic value. | ||
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==Green stormwater infrastructure and sustainable stormwater management== | ==Green stormwater infrastructure and sustainable stormwater management== | ||
| − | *[[Overview for green stormwater infrastructure]] - <span title="This | + | *[[Overview for green stormwater infrastructure]] - <span title="This page describes what green stormwater infrastructure is, why it is important, etc."> '''Comment'''</span> |
| − | *[[Overview for sustainable stormwater management]] - <span title="This | + | *[[Overview for sustainable stormwater management]] - <span title="This page discusses the concepts of sustainability and ecosystem services."> '''Comment'''</span> |
| − | *[[Planning green stormwater infrastructure projects and practices]] - <span title="This | + | *[[Planning green stormwater infrastructure projects and practices]] - <span title="This page provides information on green stormwater infrastructure planning, cost, ordinances, and financing.> '''Comment'''</span> |
| − | *[[Training and certification for green stormwater infrastructure]] - <span title=" | + | *[[Training and certification for green stormwater infrastructure]] - <span title="This page provides information on training and certification, including links to resources and training/certification programs and materials."> '''Comment'''</span> |
==Green stormwater infrastructure best management practices== | ==Green stormwater infrastructure best management practices== | ||
| − | *[[Overview of green stormwater infrastructure best management practices]] - <span title="This | + | *[[Overview of green stormwater infrastructure best management practices]] - <span title="This page provides a summary of the different green stormwater infrastructure practices."> '''comment'''</span> |
| − | *[[Design considerations for green stormwater infrastructure best management practices]] - <span title=" | + | *[[Design considerations for green stormwater infrastructure best management practices]] - <span title="This page summarizes design elements specific to green stormwater infrastructure. There are links to design pages for each BMP, where the user can get all the design info for a specific BMP."> '''comment'''</span> |
| − | *[[Operation and maintenance of green stormwater infrastructure best management practices]] - <span title=" | + | *[[Operation and maintenance of green stormwater infrastructure best management practices]] - <span title="This page summarizes O&M elements specific to green stormwater infrastructure. There are links to O&M pages for each BMP, where the user can get all the O&M info for a specific BMP."> '''comment'''</span> |
| − | *[[Assessing the performance of green stormwater infrastructure best management practices]] - <span title=" | + | *[[Assessing the performance of green stormwater infrastructure best management practices]] - <span title="This page summarizes assessment elements specific to GSI. There are links to the existing assessment pages for each BMP, where the user can get all the assessment info for a specific BMP."> '''comment'''</span> |
| − | *[[Multiple benefits of green stormwater infrastructure]] - <span title="This page | + | *[[Multiple benefits of green stormwater infrastructure]] - <span title="This page is a table of contents with links to individual pages discussing multiple benefits for each GSI BMP (e.g. Green Infrastructure benefits of bioretention) and BMPs that provide a specific benefit (e.g. Wildlife habitat and biodiversity benefits of Green Stormwater Infrastructure)."> '''comment'''</span> |
==Additional information on green stormwater infrastructure== | ==Additional information on green stormwater infrastructure== | ||
*[[Green stormwater infrastructure case studies]] | *[[Green stormwater infrastructure case studies]] | ||
*[[Links for green stormwater infrastructure]] | *[[Links for green stormwater infrastructure]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:50, 19 January 2021
Information: We are building information on green infrastructure into this website. The links below will be populated during the next 1-2 years.
Green infrastructure encompasses a wide array of practices, including stormwater management. Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) encompasses a variety of practices primarily designed for managing stormwater runoff but that provide additional benefits such as habitat or aesthetic value.
Water management using green infrastructure practices mimics the natural water cycle. Examples of green infrastructure practices include planting trees, restoring wetlands, enhancing biodiversity, and restoring floodplains. Green infrastructure incorporates both the natural environment and engineered systems to provide clean water, conserve ecosystem values and functions, and provide a wide array of benefits to people and wildlife. Green infrastructure can be applied on different scales, from the house or building level, to the broader landscape level. On the local level, green infrastructure practices include rain gardens, permeable pavements, green roofs, infiltration planters, trees and tree boxes, and rainwater harvesting systems. At the largest scale, the preservation and restoration of natural landscapes (such as forests, floodplains and wetlands) are critical components of green infrastructure.
Stormwater management using green infrastructure practices involves keeping and using water close to its point of origin (i.e. keeping the raindrop where it falls). Practices include those local practices mentioned above - rain gardens, permeable pavements, green roofs, infiltration planters, trees and tree boxes, and rainwater harvesting systems. Because there multiple benefits of these practices, in addition to stormwater management, the manual includes a variety of topics related to green infrastructure as illustrated below.
Green Infrastructure: Throughout this manual, these green alert boxes identify a stormwater practice that is considered a green infrastructure practice.
This page provides links to information on green stormwater infrastructure, green infrastructure, and sustainable stormwater management.
Green stormwater infrastructure and sustainable stormwater management
- Overview for green stormwater infrastructure - Comment
- Overview for sustainable stormwater management - Comment
- Planning green stormwater infrastructure projects and practices - Comment
- Training and certification for green stormwater infrastructure - Comment
Green stormwater infrastructure best management practices
- Overview of green stormwater infrastructure best management practices - comment
- Design considerations for green stormwater infrastructure best management practices - comment
- Operation and maintenance of green stormwater infrastructure best management practices - comment
- Assessing the performance of green stormwater infrastructure best management practices - comment
- Multiple benefits of green stormwater infrastructure - comment