Green Infrastructure Planning Grant for City of Lancaster
The City of Lancaster, in partnership with LIVE Green and the Lancaster County Planning Commission is excited to announce that the City of Lancaster has received a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to develop a green infrastructure plan for the City. This plan will assist in reducing the nearly 1 billion gallons of storm water that presently overflows annually into the Conestoga River, polluting our local waterways and the Chesapeake Bay. The plan will:
~Assess the City’s impervious surfaces and open space opportunities to establish the City’s capacity to implement Green Infrastructure technologies. (Green infrastructure includes things like rain gardens, rain barrels, green roofs, porous pavement, trees, etc…)
~Prioritize Green Infrastructure improvements such that we can begin implementation of high impact, low cost projects.
Green infrastructure has many benefits for our City. Not only does it reduce storm water overflows, but also cleans the air and reduces energy consumption. For example, trees absorb lots of water, absorb carbon dioxide and provide shade to cool homes and businesses. A greener City will enhance our neighborhoods and improve home values.