Stormwater Projects - Land Resource List (Fall 2006)

      Location

      Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership
      Villanova University
      Lancaster Ave., Villanova
      800-671-6894
      www3.villanova.edu/VUSP/bmp.html

       What To See

Infiltration trench
Porous pavement
Bio-infiltration traffic island
Stormwater wetland
      Center for Sustainable Communities
      Temple University - Ambler
      580 Meetinghouse Road, Ambler
      267-468-8181
      www.temple.edu/ambler/csc/

       Greenroof (Intercollegiate Athletics Field House)
Native plants
      Morris Arboretum
      100 E. Northwestern Ave., Philadelphia
      215-247-5777
      www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/

       Wetland restoration project (near front gate)
Porous pavement (parking lot)
      Bean Road Nursery
      Bean & Whitehall Rds., Worcester
      610-584-1550

       Native plants for sale
Cisern
      Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association
      12 Morris Road, Ambler
      215-646-8866
      www.wvwa.org/education.htm

       Rain Barrels
Perforated concrete paving
Plastic grid paving
Infiltration trench
      Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
      8480 Hagy's Mill Road, Philadelphia
      215-482-7300
      www.schuylkill.org

       Green roof
Rain garden
Rain barrels
      Montgomery County Community College
      340 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell
      215-641-6300
      www.mc3.edu

       Naturalized swales
      Upper Providence Township Building
      1286 Black Rock Road, Oaks
      610-933-9179
      www.uprov-montco.org

       Naturalized basin
      Corner of Featherbed Lane and Skyline Circle
      Lower Providence Township

       Naturalized basin (in progress)
      Fischer's Park
      Bustard Rd., Worcester and Towamencin Twps
       Parking lot infiltration islands
         Stormwater Information Links

  • Montgomery County Conservation District has general information on stormwater management as well as a page on how to construct and use a rain barrel.

  • The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy has great information on stormwater, including effective policies for managing this resource.

  • The Philadelphia Water Department's publication, A Homeowner's Guide to Stormwater Management contains information on what you can do on your property and in your community to improve water quality and manage stormwater successfully.

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