Install 20,000 sq. ft. of green infrastructure and Low Impact Development improvements including surface and subsurface infiltration basins, bioretention basins and bio-cells at two sites comprised hard impervious surfaces which contribute polluted runoff into local waterways, City of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Project will prevent 105 pounds of nitrogen, 12 pounds of phosphorus, and 2,905 pounds of sediment from entering the Housatonic River and downstream Long Island Sound.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Long Island Sound Futures Fund
Project Title: Stormwater and Green Infrastructure Improvements to Improve Water Quality (MA)
Organization:
City of Pittsfield, MA
Project ID:
1401.24.081317
Description:
Award Amount:
$637500.00
Location:
Department of Public Services Maintenance Garage and Pittsfield High School, Massachusetts