As part of the Clean Water Act, the US Environmental Protection Agency developed the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) to improve water quality by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into waters of the United States.
A critical component of the NPDES regulation requires municipalities to use Best Management Practices [BMP). BMPs are controls that manage the quantity and improve the quality of storm water runoff in the most cost-effective manner.
Huron Consulting Company has a working knowledge of federal, state and local regulations governing stormwater management. We provide planning, design and construction of stormwater management facilities using BMP as well as Low-Impact Development [LID] tools for stormwater management. LID uses sustainable landscaping, bioretention cells and permeable concrete to enhance the environment.
“Huron consulting is spot on every time in design and execution.”
Joseph R. Phelan, MBA, Director of Operations, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Potomac, MD
Synthetic Turf Fields, various schools, MD, DC
Huron is helping schools "go green" by replacing their natural grass athletic fields with synthetic turf fields which employ an underground stormwater infiltration system. This design significantly reduces construction costs and provides water quality treatment and ground water recharge. The new fields reduce sediment runoff caused by excess use of grass fields and eliminate the need for thousands of gallons of water and harmful pesticides.
Pervious Concrete Parking Lot
Town Hall
Poolesville , Maryland
Pervious Concrete Parking Lot, Poolesville, MD
More municipalities are replacing their parking lots with permeable concrete, a safe and sustainable alternative to asphalt pavement. Permeable concrete absorbs stormwater and is safer than traditional asphalt because it maintains traction when it gets wet and prevents black ice from forming on the concrete. Huron completed a fast-track project in Poolesville, with the construction of the parking lot completed within 28 days of approval.
Kemp Mill Urban Park,
Wheaton, MD
Stormwater Management Pond Retrofit, Wheaton, MD
Huron's design for the retrofit of this stormwater management pond built in an urban park in the 1960s provides for circulation, to enhance water quality and minimize algae and organic waste.
