Events in the Saluda-Reedy Watershed
Low-Impact Development Breakfast Series
For more information about this series, please visit Upstate Forever's page on Low-Impact Development.
 Making Stormwater Facilities Functional AND Attractive
Date: July 10, 2007
Time: 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Location: The University Center (The former McAlister Square)
Additional Information: All links below are in pdf format unless otherwise noted. Large file sizes are noted.
Turner Simkins, Project Director for the Hammond's Ferry development, and Gene Eidson of the Clemson University Restoration Institute and the Center for Applied Ecology spoke about various aspects of managing stormwater.
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 Benefits of Dispersed Stormwater Management
Date: June 5, 2007
Time: 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Location: The University Center (The former McAlister Square)
Additional Information: All links below are in pdf format unless otherwise noted. Large file sizes are noted.
John Darrohn, head of civil engineering for Seamon, Whiteside & Associates’ in Greenville, SC, spoke about alternative approaches to managing stormwater.
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Light Imprint New Urbanism: Building an Example for Innovative Development
Date: May 1, 2007
Time: 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Location: The University Center (The former McAlister Square)
Additional Information: All links below are in pdf format unless otherwise noted. Large file sizes are noted.
Tom Low, Regional Director for Duany Plater-Zyberk and Company (DPZ), spoke about the Griffin Park development in Simpsonville, SC and how LINU techniques were
approved and implemented in Greenville County.
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Using Hydrology as an Integrating Framework for Development
Date: April 3, 2007
Time: 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Location: The University Center (The former McAlister Square)
Additional Information: All links below are in pdf format unless otherwise noted. Large file sizes are noted.
John Knott, of the Noisette Company, drew upon examples from Dewees Island and the Noisette Project to illustrate that by siting homes according to natural systems, developers may reduce operating costs and long term maintenance and repair.
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 Building Outside the Box: Engaging Developers in River-Friendly Construction
Date: March 6, 2007
Time: 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Location: The University Center (The former McAlister Square)
Additional Information: All links below are in pdf format unless otherwise noted. Large file sizes are noted.
A public presentation by Margo Farnsworth, Senior Fellow for the Cumberland River Compact.
Ms. Farnsworth ‘kicked-off’ our series with a description of low-impact development and lessons learned from working with builders, developers, and local officials on river-friendly developments.
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