Prioritizing Green Infrastructure Stormwater Mitigation 2015

Final Report: The objective of this project was to identify and prioritize the location of areas that can be used to minimize stormwater impacts to Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) listed streams within the boundaries of the City of Sandy Springs. To accomplish this objective we developed a high resolution spatial database from Lidar and other data supplied by the City of Sandy Springs and modified an existing watershed model to assess potential locations within and between parcels to support increased infiltration or capture stormwater runoff. The data can be used for both the location of stormwater BMP’s such as bioretention, swales,wetlands and other interventions or for the development of stormwater planning activities. Authors Liz Kramer and Kevin Samples University of Georgia College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences December 12, 2015.