Ecostreets - Integrating Stormwater Source Controls into a Multiple Account Assessment of Urban Infrastructure

This presentation will focus on the implementation of stormwater source controls as part of the redevelopment of urban streetscapes. The author will focus of constructed examples of stormwater source controls drawn from 20 years of experience in the Pacific Northwest. The presentation will highlight evolving design criteria for various streetscape elements and describe how these have affected the implementation of stormwater source controls.

The presentation focuses on the technical and economic impediments to the broader acceptance of source controls among development proponents and local governments. Using case study examples the author illustrates that source control solutions are technically well understood but that their incremental cost will continue to limit the broader acceptance over time.