Page 41 - Town of Newcomb Smart Growth Hamlet Plan - 2013
P. 41
A Complete Streets Vision 2012 Newcomb Smart Growth Hamlet Plan Alternative stormwater designs help improve water quality by focusing on infiltration also help to attract multiple funding sources. The Newcomb Smart Growth Hamlet Plan recommends the basins, and pervious surfaces (e.g., proposed parking near the existing community garden on Marcy Lane, Adirondack Wild Center in Tupper Lake. Additional stormwater improvements should be explored during 37 | Page
Green Infrastructure Stormwater along the NYS Route 28N corridor primarily runs off into drainage swales along the roadways and parking areas. This approach is very traditional in nature and does not provide for the treatment of runoff, particularly during the spring thaw and large storm events. Current best management practices call for some level of treatment through sediment and pollutant removal, which is generally achieved through green infrastructur