Site:
Buckman Heights
Owner:
Pendergast and Associates, Inc.
Address:
430 NE 16th Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
Contact:

Comments:
Buckman Heights was one of the first buildings in the Portland-Vancouver area to integrate a variety of water quality friendly features into the building’s design. One of the award winning building's features is a vegetated infiltration basin that also functions as the building’s main courtyard.

Site:
ShoreBank Pacific
Owner:
ShoreBank Pacific
Address:
203 Howerton Way, SE
Ilwaco, WA 98624
Contact:
Sonya Lynch
360.642.4265

Comments:
These vegetated infiltration basins at ShoreBank Pacific absorb a majority of the building’s stormwater runoff. They are planted with native plants designed to withstand the coastal environment. Vegetated infiltration basins at both the front and back of the building ensure little to no stormwater leaves the site.

Site:
Wattles Boys and Girls Club
Owner:
Boys and Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area
Address:
9330 SE Harold
Portland, OR 97266
Contact:
Nicole Croft
503.775.1549

Comments:
Stormwater runoff from the Wattles Boys and Girls Club is directed to these two large infiltration basins that have been seamlessly incorporated into the building’s landscaping. Small culverts carry stormwater runoff from one basin to another lengthening the infiltration period.

Site:
da Vinci Middle School
Owner:
Portland Public School District
Address:
2508 NE Everett St.
Portland, OR 97232
Contact:
Dan Evans
503.916.5356

Comments:
This teacher and student led project incorporates disconnected downspouts, two large cisterns, a small pond, and a vegetated infiltration basin. Stormwater runoff from the school’s portable buildings eventually makes its way to a student planted infiltration basin where it is absorbed by plants and infiltrated into the soil. This picture shows the newly planted basin.

Site:
US Grant High School
Owner:
Portland School District
Address:
2245 NE 36th Ave.
Portland, OR 97212
Contact:

Comments:
Previously the parking lot at Grant High drained to a typical storm drain. A portion of the parking area was disconnected from the stormwater system by punching some drainage pathways in a retaining wall and constructing an infiltration basin. Infiltration basins are generally designed to hold up to 12-18 inches of water and drain within a few hours of a storm event.