ESD Redevelopment Regulations Continue to Get Press

Now the Baltimore County Executive weighs in.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.stormwater02feb02,0,7585308.story

Maryland Environmental Site Design Stormwater Regs Debate Rages on – After the fact

Months after the Environmental Site Design Chapter 5 manual revisions and regulations are set in stone, the backlash to ESD  heats up.

The main issues are grandfathering on projects that are already designed and the requirements for redevelopment sites.

Check the latest it here:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bal-ed.stormwater0126,0,991418.story

Charles Moore: Sailing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

When plastics do not get removed by stormwater management facilities they ultimately end up in the oceans. This video explores what happens then. The message is: it is too late.

Our Photos in Print

Municipal Sewer and Water Magazine has published an article on maintaining stormwater management that includes some pics provided by us.  Check it out here: http://www.mswmag.com/editorial/view/2245/STORM-Keeping-Them-Clean.    The article was written by our friends at BMPClean.org.

Environmental Site Design – Plan View of Design

For those interested, a plan view of the design shown in the below videos can be viewed at the following link:  Deal Library Plan

Environmental Site Design (ESD) Practices Report – South County Library

We provided site and stormwater design services for the Anne Arundel County South County Library expansion in southern Maryland a few years ago.  An “in the neighborhood”  site visit today found that construction was completed earlier this winter.  The design accomplished all stormwater management (including retrofit of un-managed areas due to Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas requirements)  with Environmental Site Design (ESD) practices.   The practices focused on careful grading of both impervious and pervious areas, resulting in impervious area disconnects and wet swales.  A series of videos follow that walk through the practices follow.

Environmental Site Design – Wet Swale Design Issues

Environmental Site Design Parking Lot Disconnect

Environmental Site Design Wet Swale #1

Environmental Site Design – Sidewalk Disconnect