Case Study: LaPointe Stormwater Demonstration Project
 
Town of LaPointe
Apostle Islands, WI
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Motivation:
Protecting the Lake Superior shoreline and coastal wetlands
Features:
Development of a Stormwater Management Plan
- Changing paradigm from a collect, concentrate, convey attitude to dealing with nonpoint pollution in stormwater runoff
- Pollution prevention
- Best Management Practices
- Protect water quality
Stormwater demonstration project
- Redesigned site to direct foot and vehicle traffic away from grassy area
- Paved parking area to reduce dust and keep sediment out of stormwater
- Grassy area used to filter some roof water
- Rain Garden for treatment of roof water
- Snout© to separate oil and debris from stormwater
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