• Enjoying the Mississippi River

    Mississippi

    National River & Recreation Area Minnesota

Mississippi River Forum: Improving Water Quality with Innovative Stormwater Techniques

Joni Giese
SRF Consulting Group, Inc.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering strengthening its stormwater regulations, and, locally, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) projects likely will require significant changes to how we handle stormwater runoff throughout the region. Landscape architect Joni Giese discussed how creek daylighting and green infrastructure projects are now being used to address water quality in new- and redevelopments.

Presentation (PDF, 2.76 mb)

 
Logos of the Mississippi River Fund, The McKnight Foundation, and the National Park Service.

Did You Know?

A barge going underneath a bridge.

Sixty percent of all grain exported from the United States is transported and shipped on the Mississippi River.