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SOIL, WATER, PLANTS AND STAKEHOLDERS: THE ALABAMA LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOK

Extension Education

Eve Brantley
EXTENSION SPECIALIST
ALABAMA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM
AUBURN UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Alabama has amazing water resources that are important for ecological diversity, agriculture, recreation, drinking water, and industry.   Poor management practices associated with land use change from agriculture or forest to urban or suburban, threatens streams, rivers, lakes, and bays.  Low Impact Development (LID) is an innovative approach to stormwater management that seeks to create a more natural hydrologic cycle in a developed watershed.  LID uses natural resource based planning and best management practices that carefully consider water, soils, and plants to slow, infiltrate, store and treat polluted runoff.  Although LID has been implemented in some states, a coordinated approach to build awareness and understanding of its application in Alabama is needed.  The Alabama Department of Environmental Management asked the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Auburn University for assistance in writing an Alabama LID Handbook.  This guidance document provides a comprehensive look at planning, engineering, vegetation, construction, maintenance, and recent research for 11 LID practices.  It is critical to engage stakeholders for the long-term success of LID practices. A series of stakeholder workshops and presentations have been conducted around the state to get input into real and perceived opportunities and obstacles.  The Alabama LID Handbook is available for download at www.aces.edu/lid

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Authors: E.F. Brantley, K. Dylewski, J. Brown, C.M. LeBleu
  1. Brantley, E. EXTENSION SPECIALIST, ALABAMA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM, Alabama, 36849
  2. Dylewski, K. Extension Associate, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Alabama, 36849
  3. Brown, J. Extension Associate, Rutgers University, New Jersey, 08901
  4. LeBleu, C. Associate Professor, Auburn University, Alabama, 36849