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- 1. Clackamas County Water Environment Services Clackamas High School April 2014
- 2. Outline » What is WES? » Low impact development at Clackamas High School » Careers in landscape architecture
- 3. What we do Water Environment Services (WES) provides wastewater collection and treatment services, stormwater management, and stream enhancement projects for regions within Clackamas County
- 4. Who we are
- 5. What we do
- 6. What we do
- 7. WES Surface Water Program Conducts water quality monitoring in district watersheds Drafts and implements stormwater management design standards for development Supports community organizations & non-profits engaged in watershed restoration and water quality enhancement (RiverHealth Stewardship Program) Maintains Watershed Action Plans for priority district streams Implements restoration and maintenance projects Kellogg Creek
- 8. WES Surface Water Program Exporing options for developers with online stormwater management tools to support LIDA - GIS Planning Tool; BMP Sizing Tool Retrofitting and maintenance of detention ponds and other stormwater facilities
- 9. Watershed Health Education Program A priority of the CCSD # 1 Watershed Action Plans To engage, inspire and educate students and the community to protect and restore streams and improve watershed health Provides curriculum, resources, part nerships, supplies and field experiences K-12 and beyond Flexible
- 10. Clackamas H.S. Retrofit We are planning a low impact development project at your school! Phase 1: Master Plan Phase 2: Choose one or two projects to build next year Future: Build other projects as funding allows
- 11. Looking for ways to: Slow down & detain runoff from campus Soak it in (infiltrate) Evapotranspire Remove pollutants Students contribute ideas to project
- 12. Why are we doing this? Improve water quality Improve habitat Too much runoff reaching streams too quickly degrades the stream bed Runoff contains urban pollutants Detrimental to habitat, water quality and property
- 13. Why are we doing this? - Protect Echo Valley Meadows enhancement project
- 14. Echo Valley Meadows enhancement project
- 15. Protect Echo Valley Meadows enhancement project
- 16. Why are we doing this? Educate students Educate families and the community Some of these practices can be implemented at home
- 17. Careers in low impact development Landscape architect Civil engineer Landscape contractor Project manager
- 19. Are you interested in the environment, science and art? Are you creative and like solving complex problems?
- 20. Landscape architecture is the analysis, planning, design, and management of the natural and built environment.
- 21. Landscape architects enhance the quality of our lives by adding beauty to the environment…
- 22. …and they are also problem solvers, analyzing the environmental impact of proposed development, planning for pedestrian and automobile traffic, and determining the best use of each site.
- 23. Parks Playgrounds Zoos Streetscapes Residential Projects Campuses Shopping Centers Gardens Golf Courses Natural Areas …and much more. Trails and Bike Paths What types of projects do landscape architects design? Urban plazas
- 24. There are about 30,000 landscape architects in the United States. Predicted job growth in near future is 14%.* *Occupational Outlook Handbook 2012.
- 25. Obtain a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) or a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture (BSLA). You can also obtain a graduate degree. Become licensed, if applicable in your state. • Learn more at www.asla.org or iwanttobealandscapearchitect.com How do you become a landscape architect?
- 26. Questions?
Editor's Notes
- Here is what we plan to cover today.Before I explain what my organization does, Does anyone know what Clackamas County Water Environment Services is?
- Stormwater and stream enhancement services apply to the urban portions of the county.
- WES employs engineers, scientists, treatment plant operators, field crews, communications specialists, administrative assistants and managers—all working together for clean water.
- Operate pipes, pumps, and other equipment to keep the wastewater treatment plants running smoothly. Always making sure that when dirty water comes in, clean water goes out. High tech systems that need to be operated and maintained.
- We also implement projects to enhance and protect streams and riparian corridors, like this placement of logs at North Clackamas Park. (This is what I do.)
- This is the program I work for and these are some of the things our group does.
- You have learned a little about low impact development practices. We work with developers and builders to encourage them to use these techniques and work with them on properly designing them.
- Having Jamie here and the activities you are doing today are part of the Watershed Health Education Program.
- So, what are we going to be doing at your school? While you are learning about LID, we are working on plans for such facilities on your campus. This is what we are planning.Master plan: look at opportunities throughout the campus and come up with a general long-term plan that keeps more stormwater on site and meets the needs of the school community. Master plan likely will contain many potential projects.Design and build: we will choose 1-2 projects to design in more detail and construct over the next year. In the future, as funding allows, we hope to collaborate with the school district to build additional facilities as shown in the master plan over time.
- What we’re aiming to do
- Pollutants in Cedar and Mt Scott Creeks. Does anyone know what types of constituents are found in stormwater runoff? Suspended solids/sediments Nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus) Metals (copper, lead, zinc, cadmium) Oils & grease (PAHs) Bacteria Pesticides & herbicides TemperaturePhoto is of Cedar Creek, which is just downstream to the west of school
- Another reason we would like to retrofit your campus: Enhancement project just downstream of your school
- Increase in runoff that came with development was altering the wetlands and downcutting into a channel. Homes were built in the wetlands. As time went on, properties began to erode; water came closer and closer to homes.
- WES developed a solution to preserve properties, give the water enough space to go and improve water quality/habitat. Project included:--earth moving and placing big logs to steer the water away from homes--graded in a way to allow adequate water storage--enhanced functions of the wetland by planting more native vegetation and using natural materials
- You are the land managers of tomorrow. You will have to fix the issues that my generation and those before me have created. The least we can do is give you the tools.Lots of people come to your campus. They will see the sustainable solutions implemented here and we hope it will inspire them to care for properties elsewhere.
- Different professionals work together in low impact development planning, design and construction.
- Landscape architecture combines art and science. It is the profession that designs, plans and manages our land. Landscape architecture has strong roots in the U.S., and early examples, such as Monticello, are still much admired.Landscape architects plan and design traditional places such as parks, residential developments, campuses, gardens, cemeteries, commercial centers, resorts, transportation facilities, corporate and institutional centers and waterfront developments. They also design and plan the restoration of natural places disturbed by humans such as wetlands, stream corridors, mined areas and forested land. Their appreciation for historic landscapes and cultural resources enables landscape architects to undertake preservation planning projects for national, regional and local historic sites and areas.Working with architects, city planners, civil engineers and other professionals, landscape architects play an important role in environmental protection by designing and implementing projects that respect both the needs of people and of our environment.Meeting human needs by making wise use of our environmental resources is work that is in demand today and will continue to be needed in the future.
- Oregon does have licensing—I’m called a Registered Landscape Architect with my Oregon state license.