Alternative

Spring

Break

2015

Blue Infrastructure

It’s up to us!

Storm DrainsSurvey

Existing Conditions

Survey

Background

• March 16, 2013

• Patrick School

• 72 participants (9th-12th)

• performed in 5 classrooms

• questioning of pre-existing knowledge on storm

drains

Existing

Conditions

Objectives

• To place markers on these storm drains to draw attention

to their presence and PREVENT littering

• To educate high school students and denizens of the

surrounding neighborhoods about the importance of

maintenance and upkeep of storm drains.

CSO

Sources of Pollution

• Domestic: leaves, plastics, aluminum cans, cardboard,

fertilizers.

• Industrial: Surfactants, chemicals, detergents, oils and

grease etc.

Existing Conditions:

Trumbull and Bond street

By the auto shops

Grier Park

Across from the Grier Park

Corner of Bond and Fifth St

Conditions of storm drains near Patrick

School

Observing the Storm Drains

Outreach with the students of Patrick

School

Cleaning the area prior to applying the

markers

Applying adhesive to the marker….

Applying Markers

Smiles

Elizabeth River and Ursino Dam

Recommendations

•Signs near the bridge by Patrick’s School to prevent

vandalizing of the bridge.

•The area by 5th and Bond street turned into a rain garden

•Residents/ Businesses by Trumbull and bond made aware

of the new zoning and the bid to build a new drainage

system.

•Area opposite Park cleaned up and made into a small patch

of green.

•Trash cans .

•Auto shops penalized for dumping their waste by the drains.

Graffiti

Graffiti

Graffiti