Vol. 22, No. 4 July 25, 2014

NC State University Presents: Bioretention Summit

Bioretention design, construction, and maintenance continue to evolve as the practice has become the most popular small-site stormwater control measure in much of the United States. However, design standards, construction specifications, and maintenance plans for bioretention often lag behind what recent applied and lab research has discovered. The purpose of this training is to deliver the most up-to-date research-based information that will lead to perhaps dramatic improvements in how bioretention cells are credited by regulators, designed by engineers and landscape architects, and built and maintained by contractors and maintenance personnel. If you have not been to this training since 2011, there will be substantially new and updated material presented at this year's training.
Below is a sampling of some of the issues to be discussed:
 

- Adjusting credit awarded to bioretention installed in sandier soil environments (like the coastal plain and barrier islands)

- How bioretention cells can be designed to capture larger fractions of water to meet infiltration and evapotranspiration goals

- The benefits of using an internal water storage layer to enhance performance in many soil types

- How bioretention designs can be tailored per specific target pollutants, including emerging pollutants such as thermal loads and pathogens

- What's the best fill media?

- How can bioretention construction be improved to increase infiltration?

- Are bioretention devices really low maintenance?

Join our prominent researchers from NC State University, University of Maryland-College Park, and Villanova University in this unique training event! This workshop is scheduled for August 18-19, 2014 at:

University of the District of Columbia Bldg. 32, Space 2004200 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC 20008
 
Click here to download a workshop flyer.