Managing Stormwater on Schoolyards:
From Potential to Permits

Room: 209/210
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm

This session will walk through what stormwater capture looks like on school campuses, the onsite stormwater potential of schoolyards, and why accepting offsite stormwater can be advantageous. This panel assumes the audience understands the benefits of green schoolyards already and will focus specifically on the impacts of incorporating stormwater capture elements into a green schoolyard project. Panelists will share a recent study about the stormwater capture potential of schools, will discuss stormwater permits and the most recent update to the MS4 permit draft, and explain some of the challenges and rewards of incorporating stormwater capture into schoolyard greening projects.

Understanding the potential of stormwater capture and the challenges and rewards of incorporating it on schoolyards can help practitioners make informed decisions about future schoolyard greening projects.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

• Examples of what stormwater capture on schoolyards looks like
• The potential for stormwater capture on school campuses
• On and offsite stormwater management best practices for green schoolyards
• The current regulatory environment around stormwater
• Challenges and rewards of incorporating stormwater capture into green schoolyard projects

Speakers:

Ben Harris, Senior Staff Attorney, Regulatory Affairs & Legal Policy, LA Waterkeeper
Annelisa Moe, Associate Director of Science & Policy, Heal the Bay
Alejandro Fabian, Research Communications Coordinator, Tree People
Bruce Reznik, Executive Director, LA Waterkeeper

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