Effectiveness Site Design and Low-Impact Development on Stormwater Runoff Patterns at Partridgeberry Place LID Subdivision

摘要

Partridgeberry Place Subdivision (LID Subdivision) located in Ipswich, Massachusetts incorporates an environmentally sensitive site design by using a variety of Low-Impact Development (LID) storm water management techniques and Open Space Residential Design (ORSD). The LID Subdivision is a compact site design, clustering 20 single family homes on residential lots less than 0.20-acres in size, preserving 74% (28-acres) of the 38-acre site as undeveloped open space. LID techniques used in the subdivision include dry wells, vegetated swales, bioretention, and reduced impervious area. Using an ORSD approach, the amount of open space was maximized and the amount of impervious area was reduced.