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My community is busily installing about two dozen planting areas that I assume are akin to "rain gardens" in an older section of town where the storm drain infrastructure was 100 years old and crumbling. The planting areas each take up about as much curb space as a full size van.
Yes, please do. I've done stream monitoring on my job for a long time, but I've taken a huge interest in the performance of the rain gardens/bioretention BMPs for stormwater. I just started a M.S. in Env. Science and I seem to always gravitate back to water. I wasn't certain which area I would make my focus, but once I did this little research I realized water really what gets me the most passionate.
How are you guys measuring for performance?
i can't find exactly what you are looking for , but here are links that may be helpful.
We have an "accidental" rain garden just east of our home due to the configuration of the lots in our area. It works beautifully. The program is relatively new to Anchorage. Here is their site:
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