Williamston High School Low Impact Development Demonstration
Project Description: APNEP supported the installation of low impact development practices on the site of Williamston High School in Martin County, NC. The integrated management practices of a cistern, level spreader, vegetative buffer, bioretention, rain gardens & permeable pavement are treating runoff from the school site before it enters the Roanoke Basin waters. The practices are also being used to educate students, officials, and citizens of the importance of integrated management practices and how they can be used at the residential and commercial levels to treat runoff. Students were involved in design and implementation of the project as well as in the educational outreach about the site. The overall goal of low impact development is to design and maintain each development site to protect or restore the natural hydrology of the site so that the overall integrity of the watershed is protected. Since Williamston High School is already developed, this project was done as a retrofit.
Williamston High School is a 13 acre site located in Martin County, NC near Highway 17 and US Highway 64. Cooperative Extension will use the site as a demonstration project for schools, conferences, and design workshops.
