Green Infrastructure

Experts at the Green Infrastructure Center (Richmond, VA) have viewed Arlington’s tree canopy and demonstrated successful flood control services for use in multiple cities.

Flooding Increases due to tree removal results in more impervious surfaces which Arlington County estimated as 45% in 2018 compared to 40% in 2001.

The Arlington County Civic Federation passed a resolution on “Flood Mitigation and Stormwater Management for a Flood-Resilient Arlington” in November 2019 outlining the need to consider solutions that help control stormwater from all sources through better watershed management.

Natural Infrastructure Assessment, Snoqualimie WA (June 2020) - Quantitative valuation of green infrastructure alternatives using trees to control flooding at lower cost than traditional “gray infrastructure”.