1. Expanding Consumer and Community Water Protection
Efforts Through Innovative and Integrated Mobile
Technologies
Project 2013-51130-21530
Michael Dietz
David Dickson, Chester Arnold
Department of Extension, Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR),
University of Connecticut
October 13, 2016

2. Why?
• Polluted stormwater runoff from urban areas is one
of the top sources of water pollution
• The low impact development (LID) approach
originated in Maryland and is focused on reducing
these impacts
• Rain gardens are one type of LID practice, along
with pervious pavements and green roofs

3. The numbers:
• Rain garden app has over 6,500 downloads
• Rain garden app now includes soil, plant and sizing
data for 21 states
• LID atlas app has just been completed, will be
publicized in upcoming weeks
• http://lidmap.uconn.edu

4. Acknowledgements
• USDA (duh)
• Alberto Algarín
• Eugene Sanzi
• Yaira Rivera Sanchez

5. Live demo rain garden app and LID
atlas app
http://lidmap.uconn.edu