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2014 Park Pride Parks and Greenspace Conference Presenters are Susan Stainback, Bob Drew, & Rena Ann Stricker
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Beauty in the backwaters
- 1. BEAUTY IN THE BACKWATERS Eric Bowles Images
- 2. Zonolite Park Boundaries, Context, Existing Conditions
- 7. Zonolite Park Sub Watersheds and Waterflow to the Creek Zonolite Park
- 8. FLOODPLAIN
- 9. SOILS
- 10. VEGETATION
- 11. Creek Indian Pottery Native American Villages and Trails Map Bent Tree Trail Marker Before there was Peachtree Street, there was Peachtree Creek. Its waters formed the spine of human community where Atlanta began. ORIGINS
- 13. MILLS AND FARMLAND 1892 Koch Map
- 16. 1928 Zonolite Park Historic Site Evolution Zonolite Park
- 17. 1949 1949 1960 1972 1978 1993 Zonolite Park Site Evolution- COA and EPA Photos
- 21. Zonolite Park EPA Remediation Process
- 23. Zonolite Park Zonolite Park Plan
- 24. Zonolite Park Zonolite Park - Habitat Diversification
- 29. Zonolite Park Nickel Bottom Community Garden Plan
- 31. Zonolite Park Community Garden Fundraising and Sponsorship
- 33. Water is: • Main ingredient in all of our beverages • Essential to our manufacturing processes • Life-sustaining resource for communities and ecosystems • Key component in our ingredients • At risk in many areas of the world We are: • World’s largest and most recognized beverage company • Our products are liquids and consumers easily link water use to our business Global Context 200+ Countries we operate in 300+ Franchise bottling partners 450+ Number of brands, worldwide 900+ Manufacturing plants 1,500,000+ Servings per day We operate in all but two countries Business Case for Water Sustainability
- 34. Source Water Water Replenishment Goal: To replace every drop of water we use in our beverages and their production REDUCE improve water-use efficiency by20% RECYCLE return wastewater treated to standards supporting aquatic life REPLENISH increase availability to people & nature Watering your garden using rainwater harvested by rain barrels returns water to nature
- 35. GEORGIA - Etowah River Basin Protection & Restoration for Metro Atlanta Drinking Water Watershed Protected Amicalola Creek in Dawson Forest from development (pavement) allowing continued recharge Coca-Cola employees and families planted 1400 trees to rehabilitate stream banks & removed a dam to restore Raccoon Creek
- 36. Developing smart irrigations systems to decrease agricultural groundwater use to support Flint River habitats while preserving the region’s rural culture & productive economy – the farm. 36 Georgia – Flint River Watershed Sustainable Corn Farming
- 37. Rainwater Harvesting for Community Gardens City of Refuge homeless center’s urban food desert sustainable agriculture gardens are irrigated with rain barrels Coca-Cola funded Atlanta Botanical Gardens’ recycled water fountain
- 38. Fernbank Museum of Natural History Rain Garden Coke bottle-shaped Stormwater Infiltration Gardens Maryland Heights Bottling Plant Redirecting run-off from parking lot via cut curbs Reduces run-off by 200 gallons for 1”of rainfall
- 39. When it Rains….We Store Watering a Garden Bob Drew – President SERHSA, Founder Ecovie
- 40. SERHSA Mission Statement Achieve widespread adoption of rainwater collection in Georgia through legislation, promotion, education, and professionalism •• Added Water SupplyAdded Water Supply •• Reduced RunoffReduced Runoff •• Drought ManagementDrought Management •• Cleaner WaterCleaner Water
- 41. Starting Point 4 Acres Impermeable – Asphalt below accumulated soil Up to 5.4 Million Gallons Runoff/Year to South Fork PTC Developed Site Run Off Drainage – Floataway Creek No Water Service - Community Garden - Orchard - Landscape
- 42. Starting Point
- 43. Rainwater Plan Supply 120k Gallons/Year- Year Round Demand Mitigate 300,000 Gallons Stormwater/Year Up to 14,000 Square Feet 8” Conveyance Pipe 2 x 7,000 Gal Tanks Irrigation Spigots – Gardens Controlled – Orchard and Landscape
- 44. Conveyance Pipe To Tanks Water Capture
- 45. Tank Design Calmed Inlet 8” Feed8” Overflow to Bio Retention 800 µ Filter To Irrigation Floating Intake Pump Cross Connect to Tank 2
- 46. Fantastic Outreach Opportunity Model Partnership Great Example Stormwater Rainwater Onsite Stormwater 5.7 MGY Self Sufficient Water Supply 120kgal/year Water Management in Action Workshops, PR, Education Meets Everyone’s Objectives Summary
- 47. “When The Well Is Dry, We Shall Know the Value of Water” Ben Franklin
- 49. SOUTH FORK CONSERVANCY TRAILS MASTER PLAN
- 50. South Fork Conservancy Phase One Trail System Zonolite Park
- 51. South Fork Conservancy – Peachtree Creek Greenway Zonolite Trails
- 53. South Fork Conservancy – Peachtree Creek Greenway Low Impact Trail Character
- 56. South Fork Conservancy – Peachtree Creek Greenway Habitat Restoration and Diversification
- 57. PARTNERSHIPS Atlanta Rain Barrel Partners have received over 4,000 Coke syrup drums. Over 38,000 rain barrel drums have been donated by plants across USA & Canada since 2008. Chattahoochee Riverkeeper City of Atlanta Hands On Atlanta City of Refuge Homeless Shelter Upper Etowah River Alliance Habitat for Humanity West Atlanta Watershed Assoc. City of Gainesville Forsyth, Fulton, Cobb Counties Newtown Florists Soque River Watershed Assoc. Coke ingredient drum rain barrels offer sustainable school vegetable garden watering solution
- 58. COLLABORATORS – PARTIAL LIST South Fork Conservancy • Park Pride • Atlanta Botanical Garden Center for Plant Conservation • Trees Atlanta • Georgia Native Plant Society • Perkins + Will Urban planning • Numerous community associations • NewFields Environmental Consulting • Emory University • Georgia River Stewards • Coca-Cola Water Sustainability • S.H.E.R.S.H.A; EcoVie • Sylvatica Studio Landscape Architecture and Ecological Planning • And the list is growing……
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