Last year the Tulsa City-County Library System received two grants to install green stormwater management systems.  We have recieved a presentation from the Library showing the sites, design elements, and final products for both installations and will be posting them here.  Go by and check these out yourself!

The first is at the Judy Z. Kishner Library, located in a Sperry, OK. The library was completed in 2008 and lies in a two acre lot adjacent to the Osage Trail. Nearly the entire town, along with areas to the north, is prone to flooding. The contours and elevations of the library property did not allow positive drainage off the site and were a mosquito haven.

Since draining the water was not an option for this property, the idea of a rain garden took shape.To fund this project, the Library applied for a grant from the Amercina Recovery and Reinvestment ‘Project Green Reserve’ administred by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. Due to the innovative nature of this problem resolution, the project was fully funded with the Green Reserve Grant Funds.

During construction, the existing surface depression was excavated further and the soil amended.  New vegetation, selected to enjoy the wet conditions, was planted. The finished result is an amenity for the library and the nearby trail as well as a stormwater management feature.