LHCCD was awarded a grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Program (with support from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund, in cooperation with the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission) to develop a guide for Planning Boards to use when reviewing stormwater management in site designs, and to design
and build two green infrastructure demonstration projects. Click the image to the left for a link to the Guide. More information about the demonstration projects is below:
Orange County – Town of Newburgh Town Hall Rain Gardens:
Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District (OCSWCD) as part of its urban conservation programming has given a focus to identifying potential green infrastructure retrofit sites, and securing funding for sites showing high potential for water quality improvement and/or public education. Over twelve rain gardens, bioretention basins and similar stormwater filtering practices have been installed around the County with direct assistance from the SWCD. Site ownership ranges from municipal facilities (County, City) to schools and colleges to non-profit institutions.
The Town of Newburgh Town Hall Complex is built right next to the Quassaick Creek, an impacted waterbody according to the NYSDEC Priority Waterbodies List. As is usual for older urban infrastructure, stormwater from roofs, parking lots and other impervious areas within the Complex is collected by a drainage system which moves the stormwater unmitigated directly into the Creek.
The Newburgh project was our first at a Town Hall facility. An additional factor in selecting this site was its proximity to Quassaick Creek. The Project provides direct water quality protection benefits to this stressed urban stream, and contributes to the goals of the ambitious Quassaick Creek Watershed planning initiative which has been ongoing for several years.
Two rain gardens were installed during this project. The slideshow below show the progress of installing the smaller of the two:
Orange County – Town of Newburgh Town Hall Rain Gardens:
Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District (OCSWCD) as part of its urban conservation programming has given a focus to identifying potential green infrastructure retrofit sites, and securing funding for sites showing high potential for water quality improvement and/or public education. Over twelve rain gardens, bioretention basins and similar stormwater filtering practices have been installed around the County with direct assistance from the SWCD. Site ownership ranges from municipal facilities (County, City) to schools and colleges to non-profit institutions.
The Town of Newburgh Town Hall Complex is built right next to the Quassaick Creek, an impacted waterbody according to the NYSDEC Priority Waterbodies List. As is usual for older urban infrastructure, stormwater from roofs, parking lots and other impervious areas within the Complex is collected by a drainage system which moves the stormwater unmitigated directly into the Creek.
The Newburgh project was our first at a Town Hall facility. An additional factor in selecting this site was its proximity to Quassaick Creek. The Project provides direct water quality protection benefits to this stressed urban stream, and contributes to the goals of the ambitious Quassaick Creek Watershed planning initiative which has been ongoing for several years.
Two rain gardens were installed during this project. The slideshow below show the progress of installing the smaller of the two:
This slideshow shows the progress of installing the larger rain garden:
New York City – Logan Gardens Green Roof:
This project was implemented by the New York City Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with the Community Assisted Tenant Controlled Housing (CATCH), a not-for-profit organization that owns and manages a portfolio of affordable housing in New York City. CATCH received a $25,000 grant from the Deutsche Bank for greening initiatives and expressed an interest in a green roof at Logan Gardens, a senior housing located at 450 West 131st Street in Manhattan.
We decided to build the green roof on the penthouse level where the community room is located (rather than the roof of the community room) because 1) the elevator access needed for the installation is only to the penthouse and 2) more importantly residents can view the green roof when they are in the community room. The structural load of the roof does not allow public assemblies on the roof (meaning residents cannot use the green roof for programs or events). However, the community room has multiple windows on three sides, two of which face the green roof.
This project was implemented by the New York City Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with the Community Assisted Tenant Controlled Housing (CATCH), a not-for-profit organization that owns and manages a portfolio of affordable housing in New York City. CATCH received a $25,000 grant from the Deutsche Bank for greening initiatives and expressed an interest in a green roof at Logan Gardens, a senior housing located at 450 West 131st Street in Manhattan.
We decided to build the green roof on the penthouse level where the community room is located (rather than the roof of the community room) because 1) the elevator access needed for the installation is only to the penthouse and 2) more importantly residents can view the green roof when they are in the community room. The structural load of the roof does not allow public assemblies on the roof (meaning residents cannot use the green roof for programs or events). However, the community room has multiple windows on three sides, two of which face the green roof.
