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The Wetlands at Long’s Park: Lancaster’s Park Enhancement and Treatment Project, designed by Jacobs in 2022 and constructed in 2023, is an innovative water treatment system that is improving the health, habitat value, and appearance of Long’s Pond. By reducing nutrients, sediments, and other pollutant loadings to the pond, the system also helps improve the receiving stream and Little Conestoga Creek, which is in the Lower Susquehanna River Basin, as well as ultimately contributing to enhanced water quality in Chesapeake Bay.

Long’s Park is a large, popular recreational area in the City that is used extensively by residents and visitors. The primary goal of this award-winning project was to improve the water quality conditions of the 3-acre Long’s Pond and to this end, Jacobs worked closely with the City to design a multi-faceted natural treatment system that includes a forebay with floating wetland islands, an iron-enhanced media filter, and two constructed wetland marshes. The system employs biological, physical, and chemical processes to improve the quality of recirculated pond water, as well as influent stormwater runoff.  In addition to its anticipated water quality benefits, the project was designed to complement the park as an aesthetic and recreational amenity. Walking trails, boardwalks, and a viewing platform provide unique recreational opportunities, while signage educates visitors and the public at large. This presentation will discuss design features and methodologies, lessons learned, and maintenance considerations.

SPEAKER BIO: 

Daniel Wible is a professional engineer with over 24 years of experience in sustainable site design and green stormwater infrastructure (GSI). He has contributed to many successful stormwater projects throughout the US, applying an array of GSI solutions in major cities such as Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston. He has also served as a lead engineer or senior technical consultant on several large-scale GSI implementation programs, most notably Onondaga County, NY’s Save the Rain Program and the City of Lancaster, PA’s green infrastructure program, and has contributed to various manuals, guidance documents, and industry publications.  

Leah Rominger is a licensed landscape architect at Jacobs’ Philadelphia office with over 14 years of experience in providing technical support for a variety of projects ranging in size and scale from conceptual planning through site design and construction.  She has focused a significant part of her career to date on green stormwater infrastructure, water resources planning, and sustainable site design. Her areas of expertise include conceptual design, planting design, graphic representation, master planning, public outreach, and GIS mapping & analysis.

Engineers:

This seminar does qualify for 1.0 Professional Development Hour (PDH). A Certificate of Attendance will be available for AWRA-PMAS members only. The meeting price for non-members who wish to receive a Certificate of Attendance for the PDH is $10.00 ($3.00 for meeting + $7.00 for certificate).  

Please note: 

• Presentation Zoom link will be provided in registration reminder email.
• Zoom link should only be used by those who register for the event through AWRA directly. 
• PDHs will be issued through PDFs.
• Please allow extra time to register through Zoom and get software set up.
• Presentation will start at noon.
• Early participants will be in a Waiting Room until noon. 
• Participants must email AWRA.PMAS@gmail.com to request PDH Certificate after the event.

Thank you!