From the Daily News:The grassy median between North and South Conduit Aves. in Ozone Park has become a test area for one of the city's largest green infrastructure projects.
The 13,000-square-foot site will be transformed into a natural water filter in an effort to keep stormwater and rainwater from overwhelming the sewer system, according to officials from the city Department of Environmental Protection.
"It's an innovative, ecological, green way to treat stormwater," said John McLaughlin, director of the DEP's Office of Ecological Services. Instead of treating stormwater as waste "it should be viewed as a resource."
As part of the $730,000 project, the grass will be enhanced with trees, wildflowers and shrubs. But the major work will take place below the surface where a bio-retention zone will be created with vegetation, sand and soil.
It is designed to divert about 200,000 gallons of stormwater from existing sewer lines. That's about 90% of the water from a moderate storm.
The project is part of a larger citywide push to find more environmentally-friendly and cheaper ways to cleans stormwater, officials said.
That's kind of funny considering that the City is developing wetlands in Brooklyn and Staten Island and wants to pave over the Ridgewood Reservoir.
3 comments:
Wow. They have them already. They are called "yards" and they are being cemented at an overwhelming rate.
Isn't it amazing when something Grandpa did routinely so he could grow his figs and tomatoes comes back with a fancy name?
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That looks like a before photo. Any photos of the finished inlet filter product?? Thanks!
-Jon
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