Stormwater Design Seminars
Sponsored by Seattle Public Utilities
and UW Botanic Gardens
Rain Garden and Cistern training for Contractors - flyer for November 2011 class
Class will be repeated in spring 2012.
On this page you’ll find the presentations from seminars and workshops designed to help landscape architects, contractors, designers, builders, architects, planners, and engineers start using innovative “Low Impact Development” strategies for on-site stormwater management. If you would like to be notified of future training opportunities, send your contact information to jrobins@u.washington.edu .
These seminars were developed and funded by Seattle Public Utilities
(all presentations are in PDF format):
- 2009-2011 – Installing Rain Gardens and Cisterns (training for contractors)
- 2007 - Stormwater: A Practical Design Workshop for Professionals
- 2006 - Stormwater: Turning a Potential Problem into an Asset (overview seminar)
- 2006- Landscape Stormwater Strategies(advanced design & construction workshop)
- 2006- Green Roofs and Cisterns(advanced)
- Resources and Links
November 3, 2011
INSTALLING RAIN GARDENS & CISTERNS (training for contractors)
- Stormwater Challenges and the RainWise Toolbox of Solutions
- Seattle’s RainWise Program – Incentives and Contractor Opportunities
- Stormwater Code – Rain Garden and Cistern Sizing
- Locating and Planning Rain Gardens
- Locating and Planning Cisterns
- Disconnecting Downspouts
- Excavation, Soil Work, Grading, and Planting Rain Gardens
- Constructing Cistern Installations
- RainWise Rebate and Inspection Requirements
- Maintaining Rain Gardens and Cisterns
- Photo Gallery: installed rain gardens and cisterns
October 17, 2007
STORMWATER: A PRACTICAL DESIGN WORKSHOP
- Stormwater Challenges, and Low Impact Development Solutions - Start with the Soil
David McDonald, Seattle Public Utilities - How to Design and Build a Rain Garden
Curtis Hinman, WSU Extension - Bioretention Beyond Rain Gardens (swales, planters, parking lots, and more)
Tracy Tackett, PE, Seattle Public Utilities - Landscape Architecture and Plant Selection for Natural Drainage Systems
Shane DeWald, ASLA, Seattle Department of Transportation - Cisterns for Stormwater Detention, Rainwater Storage, and Re-use
Chris Webb, PE, Chris Webb and Associates - Pervious Pavment 101
Chris Webb, PE, Chris Webb and Associates - Permeable Paving: Examples and Lessons Learned
Kathy Gwilym, PE, SvR Design Company - Making it Last: Operations and Maintenance for Bio-retention Landscapes Peg Staeheli, ASLA, SvR Design Company
January 25, 2006 basic seminar (overview of all on-site strategies)
STORMWATER: TURNING A POTENTIAL PROBLEM INTO AN ASSET
- Stormwater Challenges in Urban Landscapes, and the Toolbox of Solutions
David McDonald, Seattle Public Utilities - Lessons Learned from SEA Streets to High Point – Designing Swales and Other “Natural Drainage System” Projects
Tracy Tackett, PE, Seattle Public Utilities - Building and Project Management for Natural Drainage Systems
Jim Johnson, Seattle Public Utilities - Landscape Architecture and Plant Selection for Natural Drainage Systems
Shane DeWald, LA, Seattle Department of Transportation - Rain Gardens – Practical Designs for Bioretention
Curtis Hinman, WSU Extension and Puget Sound Action Team - Pervious Pavement: Options and Design Guidelines
Chris Webb, PE, Chris Webb and Associates, Inc. - Cisterns for Rainwater Reuse and Stormwater Detention
Chris Webb, PE, Chris Webb and Associates, Inc. - Green Roofs – Practical Designs for the Pacific Northwest
Rob Harrison, AIA, Harrison Architects
January 26, 2006 advanced design and construction workshop
LANDSCAPE STORMWATER STRATEGIES
Start with the Soil
- Infiltration in Puget Sound Soils
Jeff Fowler, PE, Seattle Public Utilities - Soil Strategies for Stormwater, Erosion Control, and Landscape Success
David McDonald, Seattle Public Utilities - Bioretention Soils: How much can we engineer soils?
Tracy Tackett, PE, Seattle Public Utilities
Natural Drainage Infrastructure: Design and Construction Principles
- Bioretention: Swales and Rain Gardens
Curtis Hinman, WSU Extension and Puget Sound Action Team - Bioretention Flow Modeling
Tracy Tackett, PE, Seattle Public Utilities - Pervious Pavement Design
Chris Webb, PE, Chris Webb and Associates, Inc. - Porous Pavement Case Study
Kathy Gwylim, PE, SvR Design Company
Designing, Building, and Operating for Success
- Planning and Permitting, and Integrated Landscape Architectural Design for Natural Drainage Systems
Shane DeWald, LA, Seattle Department of Transportation
Peg Staheli, LA, SvR Design Company - Getting It Built Right – Construction Lessons
Jim Johnson, Seattle Public Utilities (and panel of other speakers) - Making It Last: Operations and Maintenance for Long Term Success
Peg Staheli, LA, SvR Design Company (and panel of other speakers)
March 15, 2006 advanced design and construction workshop
GREEN ROOFS & CISTERNS
- Introduction – Why Green Roofs and Cisterns?
David McDonald, Seattle Public Utilities - Designing and Building Residential Green Roofs
Patrick Carey, Hadj Design - Small Commercial Green Roofs: Design Examples and Maintenance
Karen Davis Smith, LEED® and Cherry Snelling, LEED®, Boxwood - Sizing Green Roofs for Stormwater Management
Brian Taylor, P.E., Magnusson Klemencic Associates - Cisterns for Stormwater Detention and Rainwater Reuse
Chris Webb, P.E., Chris Webb & Associates Inc. - Cistern Project Examples and Lessons Learned, plus Update on the ”Water Rights” Issue
Tom von Schrader, P.E., LEED®, and Paul Dedyo, P.E., LEED®, SvR Design Company
RESOURCES AND LINKS
Best resources are in bold.
Low Impact Development - On-site Stormwater Management
Low Impact Development - Puget Sound Partnership - website
Low Impact Development Technical Manual - guidelines and specs for Western Washington
Natural Drainage Systems designs, photos, homeowners manual, plant list and specifications from Seattle Public Utilities projects
RainWise and RainWise Tools two linked Seattle sites with interactive information for homeowners and contractors
Rain Garden Handbook - plus bioretention soil specs and more
Low Impact Development Center
Seattle’s Green Building Program - local resources on sustainable building
Natural Landscape Maintenance
Practically Easy Landscape Maintenance - A Care Manual for Natural Drainage Systems –easy steps for homeowners and professionals
Soil Biology and Soil Functions: Why Soil Life Matters, and How it Works
USDA NRCS Soil Quality Institute see especially the Soil Biology Primer
Washington State University - Soil Management research site
Soil Restoration with Compost
Soils for Salmon - Soil Best Practices Guide plus many resources and specifications for designers ; basic soil information for builders is at BuildingSoil.org
Washington Organic Recycling Council - compost use and suppliers
U.S. Composting Council - compost specs, use, and testing standards
Ecologically Sound Lawn Care for the Pacific Northwest - see sections on soil prep, and topdressing.
Soil and Compost Design Specifications
Soil Bio-Engineering from WA Dept. of Transportation
Highway Compost Applications Research by Iowa State University
Compost Use Specifications by Iowa DNR
and see Seattle Public Utilities' Natural Drainage Systems
Compost Berms, Socks, and Blankets for Erosion Control
Compost Berm, Blanket and Sock specifications from US EPA (look down this page to select)
BioCycle Journal - Search the index under “compost berms,” “compost blankets” and “erosion”
Erosion Control and Environmental Uses for Compost by Rod Tyler et al
Search the Internet under “compost berms” and “compost blankets” for current information.
Porous Paving - Design and Installation
City of Seattle Department of Planning and Development Client Assistance Memo #515 Green Parking Lots
LID Technical Guidance Manual for Puget Sound - see Porous Paving specs and installation
And see many more paving references in slides #38-39 of the 2007 presentation “Permeable Paving - Examples and Lessons Learned” at top of this page, and local examples and specifications available at Seattle’s RainWise site
Books:
“Porous Pavements,” by Bruce K. Ferguson; Taylor & Francis Group, 2005.
“Pervious Concrete Pavement” by Paul Tennis, Michael Leming, and David Akers; Portland Cement Association and National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
“Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership: Porous Concrete” By Robert Traver, Andrea Welker, Clay Emerson, Michael Kwiatkowski, Tyler Ladd, and Leo Kob, in Stormwater magazine July/August 2004
Green Roofs
Seattle’s Green Roof website - best resources for this region
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
GreenRoofs.com a green roof industry portal
Portland Eco Roof Q&A
Portland & Vancouver green roof clearinghouse site
Michigan State University Department of Horticulture Green Roof Research Program
Livingroofs.org UK resource about green roofs
Northwest Eco Building Guild
Roofscapes one of many emerging companies
Emory Knolls Farm Green Roof Plant Resource
Books:
“Green Roofs: Ecological Design and Construction” by Earth Pledge; A Schiffer Design Book, 2005.
“Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls” by Nigel Dunnett and Noel Kingsbury, Timber Press
“Guidelines for the Planning, Execution and Upkeep of Green-Roof Sites” by FLL, 1995 edition
“Roof Gardens: History, Design and Construction” by Theodore Osmundson, Norton Press
Search the Internet under “green roofs” and “eco roofs” for current information.
Cisterns for Stormwater Management and Rainwater Harvesting
American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA)
Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting (updated 2005)
LID Technical Guidance Manual for Puget Sound Chapter 6, page 133
Elisabeth C. Miller Library's Recommended Information Resources - Stormwater Solutions and Green Roofs (books, articles and websites most appropriate for homeowners)
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