Multi-objective management in the Village of Woodridge, Dupage County, Illinois, for the Seven Bridges multi-use development

ABSTRACT

By removing an additional 75 acres of the site from the pre-project 100-year floodplain, the Seven Bridges site in Woodridge, Illinois has shown that multiple objectives can be integrated into the site design of large-scale development projects. The project has accomplished this by turning complex water resources constraints into an asset. The former floodplain land has been reconfigured in an environmentally sensitive way to control water through avoindance of off-site impacts, provide developable land, and establish renowned recreational areas. This award-winning project clearly demonstrates that when properly engineered, a stormwater management system can be designed to meet all the permit requirements, protect key site development from flood damage, be aesthetically pleasing and remain economically feasible