1. Samuel H. Sage, president
Atlantic States Legal Foundation, Inc. (ASLF)

2.  ASLF is a New York based not-for-profit,
headquartered in the Near Westside area in the City
of Syracuse
 Established in 1982 to provide legal, technical, and
organizational services to individuals and
organizations dealing with environmental issues
 Has been taking a leading role in protection and
restoration of Syracuse waterways and addressing
CSO issues
 Is incorporating innovative strategies to improve
economic, social , and environmental sustainability

3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/crouch/2075385806/
http://neutradesign.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/urban-
sprawl-in-united-states-eden-prairie-aerial-florida.jpg
Urbanization
Urban Sprawl

5. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/com
mons/5/51/Mainelupin.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lupinus_pol
yphyllus.JPG
Lupinus perennis Lupinus polyphyllus

6. http://steelinterstate.org/topics/preserving-our-landscape
The construction of the wall between Mexico and the US border may
cause disappearance of 11 animal species with the interruption of their
migration routes

7.  Channelization
 Filling wetlands
 Diversion through
turbine and dams
 Withdrawal for
agriculture, industry
and human
consumption
 Indirect changes by
cutting down trees
Harbor Brook, Unchannelized
Harbor Brook, Channelized

8.  Contaminated discharge from industrial and
municipal uses
 Runoff and erosion
 Air-deposition
 CSO
Unauthorized Industrial Discharge
(unidentified location)
http://steelinterstate.org/topics/preserving-our-landscape

9. Onondaga Lake, Syracuse, New York, USA

10.  First passed in 1972 and subsequently
amended
 Section 505 allows for citizens to enforce the
law

11.  1988, ASLF brings a lawsuit against
Onondaga County for violations of their
permit to discharge to Onondaga Lake
 1989, lawsuit settled
 1997, the settlement was renegotiated and
amended
 2009, further renegotiation requires green
infrastructure

12.  Green Infrastructure
Go to http://savetherain.us/ for more information
◦ Porous Pavement
◦ Rain Gardens
◦ Vegetated curb extensions
◦ Tree trenches
◦ Stormwater planters
◦ Cisterns
◦ Vegetated roofs
Green Water Street Design, Syracuse, New York, USA

13. Go to http://savetherain.us/ for more information
Green Water Street Design, Syracuse, New York, USA

14.  Gray Infrastructure:
◦ Commitment to 88.7% annual volume capture in Gray
Infrastructure by 2013
 Green Infrastructure:
◦ Commitment to an additional 6.3% annual volume capture in
Green Infrastructure commencing immediately in 2009,
resulting in 95% total annual volume capture by 2018
Go to http://savetherain.us/ for more information

15.  Benefit to Water Quality
◦ Selected Gray Projects maximize storage for advanced
treatment at Metro
◦ By managing stormwater before it gets into the
Combined Sewer System,
◦ Green Infrastructure eliminates pollutants at the source
and reduces discharge volumes to the creek and lake
◦ Also reduces flooding and erosion

16.  Create Habitat and preserve biodiversity
 Improve air quality
 Improve neighborhood aesthetics
 Create jobs and job training programs
 Increase property values
 Enhance community health and vitality

17.  Non-Point science and monitoring method
 Integrated planning efforts: incorporating
water quality, habitat creation and urban
revitalization goals in planning process