Four faculty researchers in the School of Design are investigating new ways to manage stormwater that can reduce runoff—and, in the long run, help relieve pressure on the city drainage system.
“Green stormwater infrastructure uses soil and plants to capture water in a distributed, disconnected network of practices throughout the landscape,” said landscape architecture instructor Jeremiah Bergstrom. The goal of the project is to figure out how small rural cities, such as Brookings, can integrate green infrastructure into the existing landscape.
The research is made possible through a grant from the California Landscape Architectural Student Scholarship Fund and matching funds from the East Dakota Water Development District.
