Sandy Pridmore explains Courtenay's "absorbent soil policy" for capturing rainwater where it falls
“The challenge for the City is in how to ensure that developers and house builders fulfil their obligations to provide and preserve the minimum required depth,” states Sandy Pridmore.
Kate Miller champions 'regional team approach' to rainwater management and green infrastructure in the Cowichan Valley
Kate Miller (160p)
The pilot Cowichan Valley Learning Lunch Seminar Series provided a forum for bringing together an inter-governmental group to develop a policy framework for consistent region-wide rainwater management.
Pervious Pavers: Choosing products and installation methods
Permeable Pavers – photo
Stormwater Magazine – September 2009
Permeable pavement is one of four recommended low-impact development (LID) methods promoted in an LID manual being developed by Sarasota County, Florida, and the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
Enforcement of topsoil requirement for rainfall capture at Morgan Heights in the City of Surrey
According to Remi Dube, a key message about the Morgan Heights development is that the developer is holding securities for landscaping and sediment control; and that money is not released until after the houses are built.
Volume-Based Hydrology explained by Andy Reese
“We are now facing another sea change in thinking that is reaching’pandemic’ proportions. Recent discussion by stormwater opinion leaders is now pointing to a convergence on what we will call volume-based hydrology (VBH) and movement away from the peak-flow-based version,” writes Andy Reese.
Washington State Decision Makes Low Impact Development Mandatory
The implementation of mandatory LID in Washington State will pioneer the concept among NPDES permits. The country will watch with interest as the Department of Ecology, permittees, and stakeholders work through the details.
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Dean Mousseau tells the story of Inland Kenworth truck and heavy equipment site: where 'design with nature' meets 'green value'
Dean Mousseau – City of Nanaimo (160p)
The Inland Kenworth story, as told by Dean Mousseau and his colleague Gary Noble, has resonated so much so that it has been incorporated into the curriculum for Convening for Action on Vancouver Island.
The Province of British Columbia's Expectations and Programs for Green Communities
“We are using the slogan The New Business As Usual to convey the message that, for change to really occur, practices that until now have been viewed as the exception must become the norm moving forward,” stated Dale Wall.
Innovation in Rainwater/Stormwater Management in Canada: The Way Forward
A series of three regional conferences on innovative rainwater/stormwater management were held in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto during 2007 to 2008 under the sponsorship of the Canadian Water Network and the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation. “An overview of the selected papers indicates that no single innovative measure is adequate under all circumstances, and a multi-barrier approach is deemed to be most effective,” wrote Jiri Marsalek.