GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
What is Green Infrastructure?
An alternative to conventional stormwater engineering, green infrastructure combines technology and natural systems to manage stormwater. Design practices like those shown below are often referred to as Low Impact Development (LID). These practices filter, store, and infiltrate stormwater at its source - protecting our watershed and reducing strain on public water and drainage systems.
IRWP is seeking partners to develop green infrastructure projects!
This is a cost-share program - IRWP can fund up to 50% of all project costs. Landowners can generate match through in-kind labor, equipment, cash, or other grant dollars.
Detention pond retrofits
Bioswales
Permeable pavement + ribbon driveways
Green roofs
Green streets
Rain gardens
Learn more about Green Infrastructure practices
Explore our work
Mount Sequoyah Center / Fayetteville
IRWP coordinated engineering, construction, and volunteer planting for a suite of green infrastructure features, including six velocity-reducing structures and a large bioretention facility. Volunteers planted hundreds of native species during multiple workdays, with follow-up field tours used to showcase the project to professionals and the public.
Apple Orchard Detention Pond / Springdale
This detention pond retrofit included modification of the outfall structure to increase retention, removing a concrete trickle channel, and replacing Bermuda sod with native vegetation. The retrofit transformed the pond into a seasonal wetland, providing both habitat and water quality improvements.
Osage Park Permeable Parking / Bentonville
A permeable paving system was installed by the property owner with IRWP’s technical support and cost-share. This high-profile site highlighted how permeable pavement can manage stormwater while maintaining usability for recreation.
Contact us about the Green Infrastructure Program.
Fill out the green infrastructure application below, and IRWP will reach out to learn about your site and management goals to determine if the project is eligible for funding. Upon approval, IRWP will create a green infrastructure plan based on your site goals. IRWP and the landowner will implement the agreed-upon practices, and IRWP will fund up to 50% of project costs.
Kate Shirley, Program Manager
kate@irwp.org / (409) 291-1257
Requests for Proposal
IRWP is seeking innovative partners to help us think through the design and implementation of green infrastructure practices. To learn more about projects or to submit a proposal, please visit the link below.