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By Julie Mitchell Industry Spotlight Stormwater System Maximizes Land Use and Improves Water Quality Several Filterra Bioretention Systems termined that Filterra met were installed at Grande Dunes Marina their respective requirein Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to im- ments for treating the prove water quality. The stormwater stormwater runoff distreatment systems were installed at sev- charging from the highly eral locations in the parking lot where impervious site into the Instormwater runoff was treated before tracoastal Waterway. Several Filterra Bioretention Systems were installed to meet being discharged into the local IntraThe project’s developer stormwater quality requirements, enhance landscape aesthetics and coastal Waterway. Not only did the use desired to comply with increase buildable space. of Filterra meet Federal, state and local Federal, state and local water quality requirements, its small stormwater discharge requirements, able space by eliminating a detention footprint allowed the developer to max- while also maximizing the site’s build- pond. The project included 25 Filterra imize buildable space and eliminate the able space. Filterra provided an approuse of detention ponds. priate solution for meeting water quality stormwater treatment systems installed Grande Dunes Marina, adjacent to the requirements and maximizing the land at various locations within the Grande massive Marriott Grande Dunes golf space with its decentralized design. The Dunes Marina parking lot. The Filterra course is located along the historical In- efficient, sustainable design of Filterra al- system combines landscape plants with tracoastal Waterway in Myrtle Beach, lowed smaller drainage areas to be an engineered filtration media to capture South Carolina. The marina serves as an treated upstream and at the source of the and remove stormwater runoff polluattractive stopping point for pleasure pollutants while also increasing build- tants such as trash and debris, oils and grease, sediments, nutrients, metals craft traveling north and south, and bacteria, prior to discharging and as a major thoroughfare for Features of the treated runoff into local waterways. commercial shipping vessels. The Filterra Bioretention System Waxleaf Privet trees were used for the marina and Intracoastal WaterG A proven, highly effective stormwater 25 stormwater systems to help remove way are also home to many system with verified third party lab and pollutants while adding aesthetics and species of wildlife and plants that complementing the existing parking lot need to be preserved and profield data. landscape features. tected due to the declining health G The urban solution for Low Impact DeMore than 2,500 Filterra Bioretention of the water quality. velopment. A sustainable and decentral- stormwater filtration systems are inSouth Carolina’s Department ized design offers a small footprint, stalled nationwide, each one harnessof Health and Environmental ing nature’s power to treat stormwater Control (DHEC) and the City of maximizing buildable space. Myrtle Beach Department of Pub- G Total suspended solids, nutrients, metals, runoff through a biological process. Filterra Bioretention Systems provide an lic Works reviewed the Filterra oil/grease and bacteria are naturally reurban solution for Low Impact Develsystems, removal efficiency data moved while adding aesthetics to the opment, meeting or exceeding federal for Total Suspended Solids (TSS), and state regulatory guidelines for polphosphorus, metals, bacteria and landscape and urban environment. other constituents as solution for G Maintenance is safe, simple and inexpen- lutant removal efficiencies of total suspended solids, phosphorus, nitrogen meeting the tough water quality sive and the first year is free. and bacteria. SLDT requirements. These agencies de- 24 January 2009 Sustainable Land Development Today

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Sustainable Land Development Today - January 2009 Contents Our Voice Your Voice The BottomLine SLDI in Focus Calendar Industry Rebound Will Require Balanced Approach What Happened to Fannie and Freddie? Added Value in Entitlements Industry Spotlights Technology Wastewater Innovation Classifieds Advertiser Index Editorial Board SLDT Resources Last Word

Sustainable Land Development Today - January 2009

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