Advancing Stormwater Management at Great Lakes Marinas with Green Infrastructure: Outreach, Implementation, and Applied Research

One-third of recreational boats in the United States are located at marinas in the Great Lakes (USACE, 2008). Though these marinas depend on a healthy coastal environment, many of them carry out boat maintenance and repair that generate oils and greases, heavy metals (particularly copper, a major co...

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Published in:Oceanography (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2024-03, Vol.37 (1), p.134-135
Main Authors: Hardy, Scott, Orlando, Sarah, Winston, Ryan, Fast, Kathleen, Noordyk, Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial wetlands
Coastal environments
Coastal research
Coastal zone management
Coastal zones
Environmental protection
Flow rates
Green infrastructure
Lakes
Marinas
Pollutants
Storm runoff
Stormwater
Stormwater management
Water management
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Summary:One-third of recreational boats in the United States are located at marinas in the Great Lakes (USACE, 2008). Though these marinas depend on a healthy coastal environment, many of them carry out boat maintenance and repair that generate oils and greases, heavy metals (particularly copper, a major component of boat paint), sediment, and nutrients that can be mobilized by stormwater and directly conveyed to nearshore waters (Jessop and Turner, 2011). Given projections of increased precipitation and runoff for the Great Lakes region (Byun et al., 2019), marinas serve as a “last chance” opportunity to reduce stormwater volumes, peak flow rates, and pollutant concentrations. Here, we discuss how improved design and retrofits to existing marinas can mitigate runoff pollution (McAllister et al., 1996).
ISSN:1042-8275
2377-617X
DOI:10.5670/oceanog.2024.224