Comments on: About Green Streets? http://portlandfrogs.wordpress.com Stormwater management begins before the storm drain. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:06:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Erika Johnson http://portlandfrogs.wordpress.com/what-are-green-streets-and-bioswales/#comment-29 Erika Johnson Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:13:46 +0000 http://portlandfrogs.wordpress.com/?page_id=4#comment-29 OMSI actually developed one of the region’s first parking lot bioswales to treat storm water on site when its facility was developed. As of 2008, the OMSI bioswales have been infiltrating stormwater runoff for nearly 17 years and they are a model for other stormwater management projects. The parking lot bioswales at OMSI demonstrate Portland’s first large-scale, on-site stormwater treatment and infiltration facilities. Before installation of the swales, over 522,000 cubic feet of untreated stormwater runoff discharged directly to the Willamette River annually. Learn more at: http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=78489 OMSI actually developed one of the region’s first parking lot bioswales to treat storm water on site when its facility was developed.

As of 2008, the OMSI bioswales have been infiltrating stormwater runoff for nearly 17 years and they are a model for other stormwater management projects.

The parking lot bioswales at OMSI demonstrate Portland’s first large-scale, on-site stormwater treatment and infiltration facilities. Before installation of the swales, over 522,000 cubic feet of untreated stormwater runoff discharged directly to the Willamette River annually.

Learn more at: http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=78489

]]> By: Bridger Wineman http://portlandfrogs.wordpress.com/what-are-green-streets-and-bioswales/#comment-7 Bridger Wineman Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:29:25 +0000 http://portlandfrogs.wordpress.com/?page_id=4#comment-7 Bioswales are a reletively new idea for most of us. The concept really turns traditional assuptions about water treatment and city infrastructure its head. I haven't seem the OMSI exhibit you mention. We'll have to check that out. Thanks for the encouragement. Bioswales are a reletively new idea for most of us. The concept really turns traditional assuptions about water treatment and city infrastructure its head.

I haven’t seem the OMSI exhibit you mention. We’ll have to check that out.

Thanks for the encouragement.

]]> By: Karie Aineb http://portlandfrogs.wordpress.com/what-are-green-streets-and-bioswales/#comment-6 Karie Aineb Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:13:45 +0000 http://portlandfrogs.wordpress.com/?page_id=4#comment-6 Wow-I learned a lot. I had never heard of a bioswale, but can imagine they could be of great importance in a Pacific Northwest location such as Portland. Not only do they work hard but they look great too. Congratulations--I look forward to learning more and seeing the progress of the bioswales already constructed! Perhaps the project could be hilighted at OMSI-if I recall they have a whole section dedicated to the watershed. Wow-I learned a lot. I had never heard of a bioswale, but can imagine they could be of great importance in a Pacific Northwest location such as Portland. Not only do they work hard but they look great too. Congratulations–I look forward to learning more and seeing the progress of the bioswales already constructed! Perhaps the project could be hilighted at OMSI-if I recall they have a whole section dedicated to the watershed.

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