engr 308 potawot presentation
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Potawot’sPine resin pavement, Stormwater treatment pond, & Swales
Pine resin Pavement
Instead of applying conventional asphalt to create walkways, Potawot chose to implement pine resin pavement in order to ease the potential impact on the land.
Update+Durable-Cracks and vegetation growing through the walkway-Sink holes
• Overall, the pavement is like that of other materials, it does it's job well but can get rundown.
Stormwater treatment pond
Part of a larger water treatment system at Potawot, the pond treats 100% of the water that is channeled into the system.
The water comes from the parking lot & building runoff from storms.
Update+Vegetation increase+ Increase in healthiness of wetland ecosystem-Decrease in accessibility
• Overall the increase in vegetation has made it slightly more difficult to access drains for maintenance.
Swales
• Channel storm water directly into the treatment pond.
• Water travels both above the ground surface and below.
• Uses gravity to transport water• Connected by culverts & forms a
system to channel runoff into the treatment pond.
Update + Continued success in diverting storm water and recreating a wetland habitat. - biomass buildup
• Overall, the swales seemed to function well at preventing flooding and reducing runoff.
Swales