Meet City Stormwater Requirements
while Creating Beautiful, Practical Landscape Projects for Clients
Friday, March 17, 2017
8:30am to 11:30 am
Saint Mary’s University – Cascade Meadow
2900 19th Street NW, Rochester, MN 55901
Cities across the U.S. are taking various measures to combat stormwater runoff and reduce pollution in local bodies of water, while raising awareness of the issue. New construction standards consider how much water is leaving your site, with the primary goal to minimize runoff from development sites and to keep the runoff water as clean as possible.
Water that does not evaporate or is not absorbed into the ground is eventually discharged to our local water bodies. As a result, contaminants in stormwater impact water quality in our local lakes and rivers.
“We’re working to increase awareness among the general public that the runoff from their property affects our drinking water and our recreational waterways.” Megan Moeller, Communications Coordinator, City of Rochester. “At the same time, we need local expertise in the design and construction of stormwater management practices.”
This contractor workshop, Raingardens & Other Stormwater Best Management Practices, presented by Metro Blooms in partnership with Blue Thumb - Planting for Clean Water® will cover: benefits of the bioengineering approach to stormwater management, site assessment, runoff estimates and flow paths, shooting grades, cell design options, estimates of soils balance, infiltration testing, design and site hydrology, excavation, decompaction, shaping the cell, and final grades, as well as materials and plant selection.
“It’s better for the earth and it also makes sense from a business perspective,” says Rich Harrison, Landscape Architect with Metro Blooms, who administers the Blue Thumb Partnership, “More and more people are interested in sustainable design, which means we need to provide solutions that are beautiful landscape features and help them minimize runoff.”
To Register:
Register now for this free workshop. Space is limited and these workshops can fill up fast. Register online at http://metroblooms.org/event/contractor-workshop-2017/org/
or call 651-699-2426.
Contacts:
- Megan Moeller with Public Works, 507-328-2436 or by email
- Becky Rice with Metro Blooms, 612-865-0248 or becky@metroblooms.org
Event Sponsors:
The Blue Thumb Contractor Training is offered in partnership with Metro Blooms and the cities of Rochester, Faribault, and Owatonna, and the Zumbro Watershed Partnership.
