The Importance of Operation and Maintenance for the Long-Term Success of Green Infrastructure

Green infrastructure reduces stormwater pollution by infiltrating, evapotranspiring, capturing, and using rainwater, and can be used to replace or augment traditional or gray stormwater infrastructure. The use of green infrastructure as a stormwater management strategy can help communities and other stakeholders effectively address some of our nation’s most pressing water quality concerns.

Keywords: maintenance, O&M, funding, design, frequency, municipal responsibility, private responsibility, accountability, documentation, tracking, training, education, partnerships, compliance, native vegetation, bioretention, constructed wetlands, bioswales, infiltration basins, rain barrels, cisterns, permeable pavement, green roofs