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CPD Receives Grant from EPA (5/31/2013)

The stormwater management demonstration at Lowe-Volk Park includes: the installation of a rain garden; installation of two (2) rainwater harvesting and reuse systems; improvements to existing wetland and bioretention cells at the park entrance (including native wetland species planting); and the conversion of 5000 square feet of impervious pavement in the parking area into pervious pavement.  Additionally, a passive vegetated treatment train was installed next to the parking area to provide additional retention and treatment of parking area runoff. 

By retaining excess stormwater and releasing it at a slower rate, incremental improvement to water quality in the Sandusky River and Lake Erie can be achieved. Former Park District Director, Bill Fisher said when installed that, "This project will provide and promote unique-to-the-county examples of stormwater management aimed to educate homeowners and businesses with ways to reduce runoff quantity and improve water quality."

In addition, interpretive educational signage was installed to provide information on these examples to park visitors. The goal is to introduce these ideals so that they can be understood better and, likewise more readily adopted by citizens and businesses on their own properties.  The project provides an opportunity for property owners to see how they can construct runoff management practices that not only will improve wildlife and aquatic resources, but also improve the aesthetics of their property and landscaping at the same time.

Partners in the project include Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District, Oberlander’s Tree and Landscape LTD, and private citizens who care deeply about the environment and in Crawford County’s role in making a difference to improve it. Nonpoint source pollution is the leading cause of water quality impairment in Ohio.  It is caused by rain or snowmelt moving over and through the ground, picking up natural and human-made pollutants and depositing them in lakes, rivers, wetlands and other waterways. Other forms of nonpoint source pollution include modifications to natural stream flow, habitat alteration and nutrients. Polluted runoff can have harmful effects on drinking water supplies, recreation, fisheries and wildlife. 

For more information, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency at www.epa.ohio.gov.
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  • HOME
  • About
    • Contact Us
    • CPD Park Rules
    • Employment with the CPD
    • Stormwater Demo Site
    • Quarry book available
  • Parks
    • Heckert Nature Preserve
    • Daughmer Prairie Savannah State Nature Preserve
    • Lowe-Volk Park >
      • Nature Playscape
    • Sandusky Headwaters Preserve
    • Sandusky Wildlife Area
    • Sears Woods State Nature Preserve
    • Unger Park
  • Programs & Events
    • Event Calendar
    • Educator Resources
    • Forest Friends Preschool
    • Junior Naturalist
    • Nature Camp
  • Conservation
    • Natural Resources >
      • Current Issues >
        • Emerald Ash Borer
        • Spotted Lanternfly
        • Asian Longhorn Beetle
        • Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
        • Black Bear
        • Bobcat
        • Beech Leaf Disease
        • Oak Wilt
        • Tree of Heaven
        • Callerypear
      • Resource & Land Management
      • Surveying & Monitoring >
        • Bluebird Monitoring
        • Butterfly Monitoring
        • Citizen Science
      • Report a Land Concern
    • Flora & Fauna
    • Wildlife Emergency
  • Newsletters
  • Archives
    • Gallery >
      • Photo Archive
      • Water Carnival 2019
      • Animal Extravaganza 2019
      • Mud Day 2019
      • Kids Learning Tree
      • Daughmer Savannah Controlled Burn
      • Spring Wildflowers
      • Fall Color
      • Winter Scenes
    • Newsletters