Eric Schmechel with the Dubuque Soil and Water Conservation District spoke on Turning Policy into Practice: Dubuque County and City of Dubuque Low Impact Development (LID) Policies, Tuesday, August 16th, 2011, Noon-1pm at Bettendorf Fire Station – Surrey Heights Location, 5002 Crow Creek Rd, Bettendorf, Iowa.
To decrease the impact urban development has on local streams, creeks, lakes and rivers. Dubuque County is putting a policy into effect that requires new development over 1 acre to infiltrate the first 1.25” rain on site. A 1.25” rain is the regional average (90% of rains are 1.25” or less). This is considered the “first flush” when rainfall sends the most pollutants into local waterways. This is done using rain gardens, bioretention cells, permeable paving and other infiltration practices.
Speaker Contact Information:
Erick Schmechel, eschmechel@dubuqueswcd.org, 563.876.3418 ext. 3
