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Permeable paving blends with naturalized plantings at Naper Settlement, a WRD Environmental project.
 

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Naper Settlement, Naperville, IL


Client Profile
Naper Settlement is a 19th-century living history museum spanning 12 acres in downtown Naperville. This award-winning cultural attraction draws more than 125,000 visitors annually.

Goals
  • Develop and implement a watershed-based stormwater master plan to correct drainage and water quality issues affecting the DuPage River
  • Explore alternative revenue sources and secure funding

Sample Results
  • Installed nearly 43,000 square feet of permeable paving, eight rain gardens, seven water-infiltration zones, two cisterns and a bioswale, which will reduce runoff pollution by an estimated 14,520 pounds of total suspended solids annually
  • Obtained $830,000 in project grants
  • Created interpretive signage that educated staff and visitors about the site’s best management practices
  • Helped raise Naper Settlement’s profile as a model of sustainability

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Walkways made of permeable paving at Naper Settlement help manage stormwater.
 



Children explore the new environs of Naper Settlement, where the sustainable landscape is a teaching tool.
 



Staff and volunteers celebrate the environmental improvements at Naper Settlement.