Engineered Soils & Landscape Systems
Program Description | Downloads & Related Links | Contact Information
Program Description
Urban development has had a profound influence on water quality and quantity in Georgia. Land disturbing activities and impervious surfaces created during the construction process result in the loss of environmental functions that native soils and their related vegetation systems typically provide
Engineered Soils and Landscape Systems (ES&LS) are emerging as Low Impact Development (LID) strategies that can be used to mimic natural watershed hydrologic functions that infiltrate, evaporate, filter and slow the velocity of the runoff. Post-development soil quality and depth are important components of ES&LS and help provide retention of stormwater on-site and removal of runoff pollutants.
Downloads & Related Links
Now available! A video on DVD demonstrating the use of engineered soils to improve stormwater runoff retention and water quality, followed by an in-depth technical description of the installation and functioning of an large-scale stormwater bioretention treatment system and functional landscape on the Ga Tech campus. This project was funded by a grant from EPA Region 4.
For a copy of the DVD (VHS tape also available in limited quantity), contact DCA at 404-679-3124 or jkrewer@dca.state.ga.us.
The video can also be downloaded in a simplified version at http://www.bearhollow.tv/engineeredsoils. Download the “Engineered Soils.mp4” file, which will play on QuicktimeR (if you do not have QuicktimeR, it is available for free at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download
Contact Information
For more information, email the Office of Environmental Management or call 404-679-3124.
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
60 Executive Park South, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
