Russian River Low Impact Development Demonstration Project at Ukiah High School
Program
Slow it, Spread it, Sink it (rural stormwater management)
Primary RCD
Ukiah Unified School District
Lead Implementer
Ukiah Unified School District
Funders
California Department of Water Resources, California State Water Resources Control Board
Other Organizations
Mendocino County Resource Conservation District
Project Primary Contact
Deborah Edelman (deborah.edelman@mcrcd.org)
Project Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2016 - 2019
Estimated Total Cost
$440,451.00
Secured Funding
$440,451.00
No Funding Source Identified Yet
$0.00
Targeted Funding
$0.00
Water Management and Conservation
Slow it, Spread it, Sink it (rural stormwater management)
MCRCD partnered with Ukiah Unified School District to install 15,959 square feet of rain gardens and bioretention basins and teach stormwater pollution prevention at Ukiah High School. Collectively, the project captures and cleans 4.5 million gallons of stormwater per year. The project included curricular tie-ins and educational opportunities for the students, including water quality data collection, peer-to-peer education and the development of interpretive signs. The project was recognized in a study by the University of Southern California as one of 4 DROPS projects that were “clear outliers with substantially greater benefit returns than other other projects with similar funding."
Targeted Performance Measure
No Expected Accomplishments provided
Project Themes
- Education
- Healthy Watersheds
Location
Budget
$220,225.00 Secured Funding: Prop 50 (Water Board)
$220,226.00 Secured Funding: Prop 40 (DWR)
Photos
No additional photos provided
Project last updated 8/31/2020