The Credit River Water Management Strategy Update and LID
The use of sustainable stormwater planning and practices will help ensure the continued health of the streams, rivers, lakes, fisheries and terrestrial habitats in our watersheds.
With your help we have come a long way since the completion of the Credit River Water Management Study - CRWMSU back in 2006.
For a review of where we are heading to ensure safe, abundant, and clean water now and into the future within the Credit River Watershed
click here.
Leaders in Action Feature
Through this visual profile, learn about innovative Low Impact Development technologies projects from Credit River Watershed's Leaders In Action. Click here to view the profile.
Making it Work - Ways to Make a Difference
Do you know how Low Impact Development got started?
Development of LID principles began with the introduction of bioretention technology in Prince George's County, Maryland, in the mid-1980s. LID was pioneered to help address the growing economic and environmental limitations of conventional stormwater management practices. LID allows for greater development potential with less environmental impacts through the use of smarter designs and advanced technologies that achieve a better balance amongst conservation, growth, ecosystem protection, and public health & quality of life. Today, bioretention is just one of many LID techniques. Other techniques, such as permeable pavers, tree box planters, and disconnected downspouts, help control pollutants, reduce runoff volume, manage runoff timing, and address a number of other ecological concerns.
This website is a Low Impact Development Online Toolkit for you our stakeholders - Municipal staff, Developers, Planners, Professionals from the Private, Non-Profit, ICI Sector, and Community Residents.