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Silver Lake Low Impact Development Field Trip: October 14, 2009
The featured
speaker for this
meeting was Sara
Cohen of DCR
who made a
presentation on
water quality and
quantity
demonstration
projects in the
Ipswich
watershed.
Demonstration #3: Permeable Paving Materials and Bioretention in a parking lot.
The field trip visited two of the demonstration projects:
Demonstration #4: Stormwater Quality Improvements Using LID Retrofits in a Lake-Side Neighborhood.
Demonstration 3
Permeable Paving
Materials and
Bioretention in a
Parking Lot
Location: Silver
Lake Beach
Parking Lot,
Wilmington, MA
http://
www.mass.gov/
dcr/watersupply/
ipswichriver/
demo3-paving.htm
A variety of permeable paving materials were evaluated.
A variety of permeable paving materials were evaluated.
Vegetated swales were one of the bioretention devices used in this demonstration.
Alan Dresios of
Lynnfield inspects
a vegetated
drainage swale.
More vegetated swales in the parking lot.
The project included signs to educate the public about the project.
Demonstration 4
Stormwater
Quality
Improvements
Using LID
Retrofits in Lake-
Side
Neighborhood
http://
www.mass.gov/
dcr/watersupply/
ipswichriver/
demo4-
lakewater.htm
A sign identifies
these plantings as
being part of a
rain garden.
Small signs
identify planted
areas as being
rain gardens.
Rain gardens
were placed
adjacent to the
roadway.
Curb cuts are
needed to allow
street runoff to
drain into the
rain gardens.
Rain gardens
utilize a variety of
vegetation.
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/watersupply/ipswichriver/index.htm
Additional Outreach Materials available on the web site include:
Tour Guide: Low-Impact Development Demonstration Proje
cts, Ipswich and Wilmington, June 9, 2009.
Silver Lake Project brochure Homeowner guide to raingarden maintenance
The state maintains a web site with much more information
on this project.