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In this section, you covered:<\/p>\n
How and why to practice low impact development:<\/strong> The benefits of planting and maintaining vegetated areas:<\/strong> Impervious areas:<\/strong> Capturing and reusing roof water:<\/strong> Minimizing pollution in runoff:<\/strong> Controling sediment from construction sites:<\/strong> Stenciling storm drains:<\/strong> In this section, you covered:<\/p>\n Site analysis to inform BMP selection:<\/strong> Using structural controls as necessary:<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In this section, you covered:<\/p> How and why to practice low impact development:<\/strong> The benefits of planting and maintaining vegetated areas:<\/strong> Impervious areas:<\/strong> Capturing and reusing roof water:<\/strong> Minimizing pollution in runoff:<\/strong> Controling sediment from construction sites:<\/strong> Stenciling storm drains:<\/strong> In this section, you covered:<\/p> Site analysis to inform BMP selection:<\/strong> Using structural controls as necessary:<\/strong>
\nLow impact development maximizes a site\u2019s natural features, such as vegetation, and minimizes the need for expensive stormwater control devices. It is a cornerstone of stormwater management with goal of mimicking a site\u2019s predevelopment hydrology (e.g., water quality and quantity) by using design techniques that infiltrate, filter, store, evaporate, and detain runoff close to its source.<\/p>\n
\nVegetation planted as a buffer along the water\u2019s edge filters stormwater runoff and removes contaminants and soil particles before they reach surface waters. The vegetation slows runoff carrying sediments, chemicals and nutrients. This causes the particles to settle out before reaching the surface water. In some cases, nutrients or chemicals in the runoff may be taken up by the vegetation, rather than going into the nearby body of water.<\/p>\n
\nThe fewer impervious areas there are on site, the less runoff you will have to manage. Keep impervious areas to a minimum through paving only when necessary, strategic planning and considering alternatives.<\/p>\n
\nInstall a rain water capture system to gather and store runoff from rooftops. This reduces your overall volume of runoff and allows for an alternate water source.<\/p>\n
\nCover and block off work and storage areas to avoid contact with rainfall. Sources of polluted runoff at marinas and boatyards include:<\/p>\n\n
\nUse devices such as straw bales, silt fences, storm drain filters, sediment traps, and earth dikes to prevent sediments from leaving construction areas.<\/p>\n
\nStencil or label storm drains with the words \u201cDon\u2019t Dump\u2014Drains to Lake (River)\u201d and \u201cNo Fish Waste\u201d (if appropriate). Stencils and instructions are available from local watershed groups and councils.<\/p>\nSection 2: Stormwater Treatment<\/h2>\n
\nSince every site is different and the practices adopted should be specific to your situation \u2014 and in order to select which BMPs are right for your marina, you should use an existing or conduct a new site analysis.<\/p>\n
\nStormwater treatment BMPs are structural devices used to manage and treat runoff contaminated with pollutants. Types of stormwater treatment BMPs that may work at marinas include different types of:<\/p>\n\n
Section 1: Source Control<\/h2>
Low impact development maximizes a site\u2019s natural features, such as vegetation, and minimizes the need for expensive stormwater control devices. It is a cornerstone of stormwater management with goal of mimicking a site\u2019s predevelopment hydrology (e.g., water quality and quantity) by using design techniques that infiltrate, filter, store, evaporate, and detain runoff close to its source.<\/p>
Vegetation planted as a buffer along the water\u2019s edge filters stormwater runoff and removes contaminants and soil particles before they reach surface waters. The vegetation slows runoff carrying sediments, chemicals and nutrients. This causes the particles to settle out before reaching the surface water. In some cases, nutrients or chemicals in the runoff may be taken up by the vegetation, rather than going into the nearby body of water.<\/p>
The fewer impervious areas there are on site, the less runoff you will have to manage. Keep impervious areas to a minimum through paving only when necessary, strategic planning and considering alternatives.<\/p>
Install a rain water capture system to gather and store runoff from rooftops. This reduces your overall volume of runoff and allows for an alternate water source.<\/p>
Cover and block off work and storage areas to avoid contact with rainfall. Sources of polluted runoff at marinas and boatyards include:<\/p>
Use devices such as straw bales, silt fences, storm drain filters, sediment traps, and earth dikes to prevent sediments from leaving construction areas.<\/p>
Stencil or label storm drains with the words \u201cDon\u2019t Dump\u2014Drains to Lake (River)\u201d and \u201cNo Fish Waste\u201d (if appropriate). Stencils and instructions are available from local watershed groups and councils.<\/p>Section 2: Stormwater Treatment<\/h2>
Since every site is different and the practices adopted should be specific to your situation \u2014 and in order to select which BMPs are right for your marina, you should use an existing or conduct a new site analysis.<\/p>
Stormwater treatment BMPs are structural devices used to manage and treat runoff contaminated with pollutants. Types of stormwater treatment BMPs that may work at marinas include different types of:<\/p>