Regional Green Infrastructure (GI) BMPs

Regional storm water capture and reuse/infiltration is an emerging green infrastructure (GI) approach to address water quality treatment in highly developed urban areas. Treatment options using proprietary BMP solutions to address local compliance initiatives are often way too expensive, a challenge to find the right footprint, and can be a deterrent to development of an area in desperate need of revitalization. Watershed management plans (WMPs) are written to address this issue at a regional level, bringing multiple stakeholders together for mutually beneficial solutions. Regional storm water capture and reuse/infiltration projects are designed to treat larger areas where development is at the ultimate stage, and finding large enough footprints for installation of green infrastructure BMPs are a challenge. An example of this type of project is a design/build project located in the city of Long Beach, managed by the city of Signal Hill called Los Cerritos Channel (LCC) Sub-Basin 4 Regional BMP and Capture Facility.