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[PRESENTATION] Rains, Drains, and Automobiles [ENGINEER] Donald Carpenter, PhD, PE, LEED AP, director of Lawrence Tech’s Great Lakes Stormwater Management Institute, specializes in Low Impact Development, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), and innovative stormwater best management practices. [1] 
In urban areas, rainwater flows from lawns, streets, and parking lots into drains and sewers, picking up a toxic mix of gas, oil, fertilizer, salt, and chemicals, which then empties into our rivers and lakes. A way to improve this is Low Impact Development, a process of retrofitting urban landscapes to better control water runoff – and cleanse it at the same time – before it empties into the watershed. Students will learn about landscape design features such as green roofs and rain gardens.
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