# Stormwater panel to examine Town Branch Commons case study **Published:** 2026-09-04T13:00:00.000Z **Source:** [LFUCG Meeting Agendas](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&clip_id=6874) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/stormwater-panel-to-examine-town-branch-commons-case-study LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Stormwater Stakeholder Advisory Committee is set to convene on September 4 for a meeting focused on water quality monitoring and stormwater management in the region, according to the [meeting agenda](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&clip_id=6874). The committee will examine [Town Branch Commons as a case study](https://www.asla.org/2023awards/7888.html), featuring a presentation by Jordan Phemister, a landscape architect with the University of Kentucky. [Town Branch Commons is a transformative multimodal trail and park system that weaves 2.5 miles of green infrastructure through downtown Lexington](https://www.scapestudio.com/projects/town-branch-commons/), serving as a model for integrating stormwater management with urban development and public space. During the 9 a.m. meeting at the Phoenix Building, Tricia Coakley will discuss [Kentucky Watershed Watch, a statewide effort to improve and protect water quality through community engagement and volunteer monitoring](https://www.kywater.org/). [The organization was formed in 1997 to support community participation in the state's water quality program](https://www.kywater.org/about-us). The committee will also receive an update on the city and county's water quality monitoring program from Third Rock Consultants, LLC, and will approve meeting dates for 2027: March 5, June 4, September 3, and December 10. The interim director of Water Quality for LFUCG is Mark Sanders. ## Sources - [LFUCG Meeting Agendas](https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&clip_id=6874) - [Town Branch Commons landscape architecture award (ASLA)](https://www.asla.org/2023awards/7888.html) - [Town Branch Commons project overview (SCAPE Studio)](https://www.scapestudio.com/projects/town-branch-commons/) - [Kentucky Watershed Watch main website](https://www.kywater.org/) - [Kentucky Watershed Watch about us page](https://www.kywater.org/about-us) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from LFUCG Meeting Agendas, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&clip_id=6874.