May 15, 2017 by Draper Aden Associates What I’ve Learned About Bioretention: Part 2 Like most everything we design, when big things fail, they fail in a big way. Bioretention works best in applications... Continue Reading
May 5, 2017 by Draper Aden Associates What I’ve Learned About Bioretention: Part 1 Bioretention areas (also sometimes called rain gardens) are a very useful tool in the toolbox of stormwater treatment BMPs. They... Continue Reading
February 10, 2014 by Draper Aden Associates Finding Ways to Save on Stormwater Utility Fees In an interview with Roanoke City engineer Phil Schirmer, he shares some of the ways that property owners can implement... Continue Reading
September 27, 2012 by Draper Aden Associates Low Impact Design Examples on Display at Science Museum of Richmond As design professionals, many of us feel uneasy about the lack of data documenting stormwater BMPs performance. The data that... Continue Reading
January 31, 2012 by Draper Aden Associates Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, EPA and Virginia Localities – Still Many Challenges Virginia’s local governments, through the Planning District Commissions (PDCs), are in the process of providing information to DCR for the... Continue Reading
December 16, 2011 by Draper Aden Associates How Will Virginia Stormwater TMDL’s Affect Virginia Colleges and Universities? The Virginia TMDL implementation process is moving ahead. Planning District Commissions have forwarded requests to municipalities for data to be... Continue Reading
May 24, 2011 by Draper Aden Associates Using Soil Compost Amendments to Improve Stormwater Management Among the proposed BMPs in the Virginia BMP Clearinghouse is Number 4: Soil Compost Amendment. The intent of the measure... Continue Reading
February 15, 2011 by Draper Aden Associates What’s Happening with the Virginia Stormwater Management Program? If you are trying to keep up with the latest changes associated with the draft Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) Permit... Continue Reading
