Award of Merit Water/Environment Central Industrial District (CID) Green Infrastructure and Improvements Project
To help develop and assess new techniques for capturing stormwater runoff before it enters the combined sanitary sewer system, the Kansas City Water Services Dept. piloted a green infrastructure demonstration project that aims to reduce overflows by more than 20%. Instead of conveying stormwater runoff away from the site through underground pipes, the team designed a series of natural systems that allow runoff to nurture plant life on site and percolate into the ground naturally.
The system includes bioretention and gravel infiltration basins, a permeable paver system and a dry-well infiltration system, which collect, treat and infiltrate stormwater runoff.