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Great Falls Nike Field Stormwater Enhancements 2012
1. Public Information Meeting
Installation of Athletic Field Lighting, Synthetic Turf and Related
Stormwater Enhancements on Rectangular Field #4
at Great Falls Nike Park
July 18, 2012
2. Introductions
Dranesville District Supervisor’s Office
John Foust, Supervisor
Dranesville District Park Authority Board Member
Kevin Fay
Department of Public Works and Environmental Services
Craig Carinci, Director Stormwater Planning
Fred Rose, Chief Watershed Planning and Assessment
Emma Gutzler, Ecologist, Stormwater Planning
Fairfax County Public Schools
Steve Nicholson
Fairfax County Park Authority
David Bowden, Director Planning & Development Division
John Lehman, Manager, Project Management Branch
Deb Garris, Manager, Synthetic Turf Branch
3. Meeting Agenda
Presentation: Park Authority
Overview of Project to Include Athletic Field Lighting Technology and
Performance Standards and Synthetic Turf Field Development
Presentation: Department of Public Works and
Environmental Services (DPWES)
Overview of Proposed Stormwater Enhancement Measures
Informal Discussions
4. Funding Partnerships
Great Falls Nike #4 is a partnership between
Great Falls Lacrosse and Department of
Neighborhood and Community Services and
Park Authority.
7. Increased Playability
Estimated to increase playing capacity by 62% in
conjunction with the addition of lights, when compared
to natural turf. Increases capacity on lighted existing
field sites lessening the need for constructing additional
fields.
Increased Durability
Reduces field closure due to overuse, allowing fields to
remain open for the length of the season. Eliminates
divots, bald spots, and uneven terrain of rigorously used
natural turf fields.
Why Synthetic Turf?
8. Why Synthetic Turf?
Lower Maintenance Costs
Requires no mowing, fertilizing, pesticides or re-seeding.
Regular maintenance includes grooming and debris
removal.
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9. Quality
Synthetic turf systems provide water quality improvement by
reducing phosphorus runoff to nearby streams and
tributaries.
The synthetic turf system acts as a filter, capturing small
amounts of physical and chemical contaminants.
Natural grass athletic fields often do not have healthy stands
of grass due to over-use. The lack of healthy stands of grass
increases the amount of sediment present in
stormwater runoff.
Synthetic turf fields do not require the use of fertilizer and
other chemicals that ultimately enter the natural stormwater
system.
Stormwater Management Benefits of Synthetic Turf
10. Standard Synthetic Field
Development Profile
Synthetic turf
Inlaid field line
Finish stone
Open graded aggregate base
Geo-textile fabric
Underdrain piping system
Subgrade
Natural grass
Concrete curb
BASE AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM DETAIL
Design meets the PFM requirements for
stormwater management and BMP
Reduces the post development 2 YR and 10 YR
peak runoff rates to less than predevelopment
conditions
Reduces phosphorous by 15% which exceeds
the PFM redevelopment requirements
11. Enhanced Stormwater Retention - Stone Galleries
Provides water quality and
volume reduction beyond the
PFM requirements
Total Phosphorus Removal 1.2
lbs/year
Goal is to retain / infiltrate the
100 YR storm volume
12. Piney Branch at Great Falls Nike Park
Drainage area of
approximately 36 acres
Current project focuses
on 3.5 acres
Working with Park
Authority and
Forestville Elementary
on other opportunities
13. Stormwater Enhancements
Goal: Maximize retention and infiltration of
stormwater at field #4
Reforestation
Organic Soil
Amendment
Stone Gallery
Underdrains
Grassy Swale
14. Stone Galleries
High measured
infiltration rates
Captures water from
2.68 acres
Four linear stone
galleries underlying the
turf field
One along the
southern endline
Temporary storage
allowing infiltration
15. Grassy Swale
Parallel along the
western sideline
High measured
infiltration rates
Treats stormwater
from 0.40 acre
Reduces runoff, total
phosphorus and total
nitrogen
16. Organic Soil Amendments
Around the field
Deeply tilled in
organic compost
Restores soil
porosity and
increases
infiltration
Insert close up photo of
compost (in hands??)
Insert photo of soil
amendments being
incorporated
17. Reforestation
Native trees and
shrubs on 0.44 acre
Encourages infiltration
Intercepts and filters
runoff
Provides habitat
22. Proposed Synthetic Turf Infill Options
“FutrFill – TPE (Thermo Plastic Elastomer)
derived from an environmentally inert
material process and Silica Sand Mixture
“PureFill” – Cork which is a totally organic
product, 100% recyclable with no waste
by‐products harvested from cork oak
trees every nine years and Silica Sand
Mixture
28. Field Lighting History
• Before 1990
• Light Trespass Not Considered
• No Spillover Control
• Wooden Poles
• After 1990
• PA Addresses Light Trespass
• Concrete Polls
• Lighting Control
• Early
• Latest
• Shields
29. Control of Obtrusive Light
• Shielded Fixtures
• Appropriate Pole Heights
• Downward Aiming Fixtures
• Optimum Aiming
• Fewer Fixtures
30. Control of Obtrusive Light
• Shielded Fixtures
• Efficient Reflectors
• Reduces Energy Needs
• Maximize Light on Field
• Efficient Lamp Design
• Optimizes Light Output
31. Light System Control
• Control Link
• Satellite
• Internet-based
• Phone
• Staffed Control Center
• Field Control Units
• System Monitoring
32. Field Lighting Standards
IESNA Recommended Lighting
(fc) = foot candles
Class Rectangle Diamond Infield Diamond Outfield
III – High School 30 fc 50 fc 30 fc
IV – Low Recreation 20 fc 30 fc 20 fc
33. Field Lighting Standards
Rectangle A Diamond & Rectangle B
Max Spill 0.3 fc 0.8 fc
Max Glare 7,000 c 12,000 c
• Max Spill – 150 feet
• Max Glare – 200 feet
• Property Line
40. For more information contact:
Stormwater Planning
Emma Gutzler or Irene Haske
703-324-5500, TTY 711
Park Authority
Charles Mends-Cole
703-324-8640, TTY 711
www.fairfaxcounty.gov