Navy Announces LID Policy

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Navy Announces LID Policy
Navy News | December 07, 2007
Washington D.C. -- On Dec. 4, Donald Schregardus, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Environment), announced the Department of the Navy's adoption of a pioneering Low-Impact Development, or LID policy.

The announcement was made at the Chesapeake Bay Observation System (CBOS) User Forum in Norfolk, Va. The CBOS is a network of observing stations that collects data on the Chesapeake Bay and its surrounding waterways, and helps users better understand how healthy the bay is, and where environmental improvements can help.

"The Department of the Navy's LID policy is an important step forward in the ongoing efforts by Federal, state, private, and non-governmental organizations to preserve and protect the health of the Chesapeake Bay, one of our nation's most valuable natural resources," said Schregardus in remarks to the CBOS group.

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LID is a design technology that makes use of innovative methods to capture stormwater that would otherwise flow into nearby watersheds. Reducing stormwater runoff from Navy installations helps reduce the level of contaminants such as metals and nutrients that end up downstream, resulting in a cleaner, safer environment, and improved water quality.

LID represents a cost-effective method of reducing the environmental footprint of Navy and Marine Corps installations and activities, using a combination of retention devices and vegetation to allow stormwater to be retained and managed at the source, rather than relying on downstream efforts to control the flow of water and contaminants.


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