Environmental Impact: Green Infrastructure and Waste Disposal Analysis

This discussion post, submitted by a student, analyzes the impact of green infrastructure on managing storm water runoff and reducing water pollution, focusing on the City of Dallas. The post summarizes the problem of storm water runoff in urban areas, its negative environmental consequences, and how green infrastructure, supported by the EPA, offers a sustainable solution by utilizing natural processes, vegetation, and soil to control water flow. It references relevant literature and discusses the potential of green infrastructure to improve air and water quality, protect public health, and contribute to climate goals. The post also includes a call to action on appropriate waste disposal, air and water pollution, and the importance of creating awareness of the emission of smoke which then interfere with the health of human lives and the lives of our plants. The post is in response to a prompt requiring the selection of legislation affecting the environment and its impact.

DISCUSSION 1
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DISCUSSION 2
Krishna P Dhakal
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Technical assistance program through green infrastructure
The main cause of water pollution in town centers is through storm water runoff (Ewing et al.,
2011). Water can get filtered out and absorbed via plants and soil when the rain falls in
undeveloped places. Water however fails to be soaked onto the ground when the rain falls on the
parking zones, streets and roofs. In some urban places, storm water is drawn off by the system
of engineered collection and thrown into the water bodies. This water carries heavy metals,
bacteria, trash plus some waste from human activities coming from the landscape causing
pollution to the water bodies. When the flow of storm water is of higher speed, it can lead to
flooding and erosion in urban areas thereby destroying infrastructures, properties and habitat.
The City of Dallas uses green infrastructure by involving the use of natural process, vegetation,
and soil to control water and bring environments which are healthier (Zellner et al., 2016). Green
infrastructure according to the cities means the provision of flood protection, habitat, cleaner air
and water through the use of a patchwork of natural areas. The use of green infrastructure to
assist in controlling the storm water is also promoted by EPA. The commitment to the program
by EPA was renewed in April 2011 which gave the strategic plan to secure waters and many
living societies through green infrastructure. The plan finds it necessary for the EPA to promote
the technical assistance of using green infrastructure.
I agree with the program since it encourages building of high sustainable structures and practices
that increases the quality of air, preserving the water resources, securing public health and
securing the climate. It makes the city of Dallas to be among the cities in U.S which are

DISCUSSION 3
interested in becoming the carbon-neutral by 2030. What can be done to ensure that there is
appropriate waste disposal? What are possible effects of air and water pollution? A measure
should be put in place to manage the air and water pollution in our home. It is important to create
awareness on the emission of smoke which then interfere with the health of human lives and the
lives of our plants.

DISCUSSION 4
Reference
Ewing, R., Meakins, G., Bjarnson, G., & Hilton, H. (2011). Transportation and land use.
In Making healthy places (pp. 149-169). Island Press, Washington, DC.
Zellner, M., Massey, D., Minor, E., & Gonzalez-Meler, M. (2016). Exploring the effects of green
infrastructure placement on neighborhood-level flooding via spatially explicit
simulations. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 59, 116-128.