Culver City Parks Task 8.1 Final Plan - Flipbook - Page 156
Stormwater Management and
Water Use Efficiency Opportunities
In addition to facility needs, Culver City park space
provides multi-benefit opportunities for enhanced
stormwater management. Effective stormwater
management is necessary for compliance with
local, state, and federal stormwater regulations and
can lead to enhanced water quality in streams and
beaches. Additional stormwater capture benefits
include increasing local water supply reliability and
reduced flooding for a more climate resilient future.
Parks and other open space areas throughout the
city can provide opportunities to route stormwater
for infiltration or capture and use for irrigation.
After discussion with staff, there are limited existing
stormwater capture systems in Culver City park
facilities. However, as specified in the city’s 2021
Stormwater Quality Master Plan (SWQMP), there
are many opportunities to route stormwater flows
to park areas which can also provide funding for
park enhancements as part of joint development
proposals between water management and park
improvements. In addition, redevelopment of
park areas may trigger the need to incorporate
stormwater features as part of local stormwater
regulations.
Consistent with criteria within the LA County LID
Standards Manual, seven parks in the Culver City
Parks System have been identified as requiring
on-site stormwater management through
implementation of Low Impact Development
(LID) Best Management Practices (BMPs) based
on the level of redesign shown in the potential
draft plans (Culver City Park, Veterans Memorial
Park, Lindberg Park, Fox Hills Park, and El Marino
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Park). A few of these parks have been identified as
candidate sites for regional stormwater capture
systems, and have been identified below as a
“regional stormwater capture site” consistent
with the city’s SWQMP. For parks not identified as
opportunity areas for regional stormwater capture,
where on-site stormwater management may still
be required as part of redesign, these are labeled
below as “on-site stormwater management” where
on-site LID BMPs may be required. Through this
analysis, Culver West Alexander Park was also
identified as a potential location for regional
stormwater capture, which is specified below and
will be further explored with Public Works.
The other parks and their associated level of redesign
are not anticipated to require implementation of
LID BMPs. However, these parks will still incorporate
stormwater management to effectively drain the
site to prevent standing water on-site and route
impervious areas to vegetated areas wherever
feasible. For all parks, LID BMPs should be revisited
during final engineering and incorporated where
required.
In addition to stormwater management
opportunities, improvements to parks to
increase water use efficiency were also identified.
Improvements include removal of non-essential turf
and closer tracking of water use as well as potential
implementation of water smart features.
The following pages explore each existing park in
detail and proposed improvements for each park
in this Parks Plan.
