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Viridian Landscape Studio – Landscape ArchitectTavis Dockwiller, Principal/Founder
Landscape Architects who heal ecological systems and make beautiful places for people
Retrofitting Sidley Basin
Meliora Design - EngineerMichele Adams, PE LEED AP Principal/Founder
Engineers delivering sound engineering focused on regenerative design
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
Trout UnlimitedImprove Water Quality, Reduce Flooding, Reduce Erosion
Capture and retain small Rainfalls
Investigate the Soils – can they infiltrate?
Cool discharge to stream
Improve Water Quality
Change the perception of the RIGHT landscape
Forested Waterway
We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one. – Jacques Cousteau
inflow
outflow
Retrofitting Sidley Basin
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
Retrofit the pit !
30 year old basin, heavily compacted with limestone close to the surface, mown, residential neighborhood, outlet designed for large storm eventsSMALL, FREQUENT STORMS PASS DIRECTLY THROUGH 90% of storms 1” or less
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
Soil Tests
Shallow limestone, highly compacted soils
Basin
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
Retrofit the pit !
Modify the outlet to hold small storms- weld a plate, drill new holes
Prevent short-circuiting with berms and retentive grading
Storage: all things remain equalFlows and Velocity: worst case scenariosModeling: only if required
Don’t reduce basin volume
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
Retrofit the pit !
Modify the outlet to hold small storms- weld a plate, drill new holes
Prevent short-circuiting with berms and retentive grading
Storage: all things remain equalFlows and Velocity: worst case scenariosModeling: only if required
Don’t reduce basin volume
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
PERENNIAL PLUGS TREE WHIPSSHRUB TUBELINGS
Little plants
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
Installation – April 2006Outlet modified to hold the small storms (1”)
Volunteers planted 300 live stakes and 200 container grown trees and shrubs. After planting the basin was seeded with wet and dry native grass and forb mixes. April 2006
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
Provide a simple maintenance plan
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
2007
2008
Site Assessment – May 2007
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
Site Assessment – May 2007
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
May 2007
June 2010
People think it’s part of nature
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
Site Assessment – June 2010
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
What are YOUR measures of success?
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
Forested Basin
Site Assessment 2017
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
inflow
outflow
inflow
outflow
Forested Basin
Site Assessment 2017
viridian landscape studio Meliora Design
Questions ?
Viridian Landscape Studio – Landscape ArchitectTavis Dockwiller, Principal/Founder www.viridianls.com
Meliora Design - EngineerMichele Adams, PE LEED AP Principal/Founder www.melioradesign.com
