Connecticut Green Infrastructure Symposium
The DEEP sponsored a statewide Green Infrastructure Symposium for Land Use and Public Works professionals on Thursday September 19, 2013. Funded by a Long Island Sound Study Enhancement Grant, the symposium's primary goal was to help attendees overcome barriers and create opportunities to use green infrastructure and low impact development practices in their towns. Academic researchers, state and municipal land use and public works professionals, representatives from non-profit organizations, and private sector engineers shared their expertise and gave their insights and perspectives on issues related to design, installation, operation, and maintenance of green infrastructure practices and how to overcome obstacles to putting these practices to work.
Many of the symposium presentations and all of the materials distributed at the symposium are provided here for your information and use. We hope this information will provide you with the tools you need to actively plan for and implement green infrastructure projects in your town.
Connecticut Green Infrastructure Symposium Program
University of Connecticut Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR)
Green Infrastructure Survey Results
Overcoming the Top 3 Barriers to GI/LID Implementation
- Michael Dietz, UConn/NEMO Program: Long-term Life Span of LID Practices
- Tim Puls, University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center: Performance in Winter Conditions
- Jay Drew, Hartford Green Capitols Project: Operation and Maintenance Issues (Greening America's Capitals: Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford Green Capitols Background)
Laying a Municipal Foundation for GI/LID
GI Feasibility Scan, Bridgeport and New Haven
Municipal Panel: Realizing GI/LID Opportunities, Benefits, and Incentives
CT DEEP Watershed Municipal Outreach and Low Impact Development
CT DEEP Farmington River Watershed Municipal Land Use Evaluation (MLUE) Project
- Kim Barbieri, Land Use Office, City of Torrington (MLUE)
- Martin Connor, Department of Land Use, Town of Goshen (MLUE)
- Hiram Peck, Planning and Land Use Department, Town of Simsbury: (MLUE and Presentation)
- Linda Farmer, Planning and Community Development, Town of Tolland: Design Manual
- Jim Michel, Department of Public Works, Town of Greenwich: Stormwater Drainage Manual Website
Planning for GI/LID Results in Healthy Watersheds and a Healthy Bottom Line
- Jonathan Ford, Morris Beacon Design: Sustainable Infrastructure
Overcoming Obstacles and Creating Opportunities
- Rich Miller, Director, UConn Office of Environmental Policy: LID and Sustainable Development at UConn
- Joseph Canas, Project Manager, Tighe & Bond, Metro Green, Stamford: Metro Green Garage Green Design Elements
- Robert Scully, CT Department of Public Health: Septic System Considerations for Green Infrastructure
- Matthew Jones, Hazen and Sawyer, Raleigh, North Carolina: Private Sector Perspectives
Closing Session: Help Us Help You
- Mark Parker, CT DEEP Technical and Financial Assistance Needs: Survey Results
- Myra Schwartz, Cindy Brown, and Gina Snyder, EPA Region 1, Boston: Soak Up the Rain Campaign
- Comments from Symposium Attendees
Connecticut DEEP GI/LID Resources
- DEEP Low Impact Development Resources Factsheet
- LID Appendix to the Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- LID Appendix to the 2004 Connecticut Stormwater Quality Manual
- Rainfall as a Resource: Low Impact Developemnt Brochure Series
Other EPA Resources:
- EPA Low Impact Development Webpage
- EPA Report: Case Studies Analyzing the Economic Benefits of Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure Programs
- LID "Barrier Busters" Fact Sheet Series
Content Last Updated on February 27, 2020