The Congress for New Urbanism is seeking a panel member who has designed and seen built green streets (streets whose stormwater is treated with bioretention)...
Dear Bioretention Group Members: Do you know a community garden that could use the donation of a rainwater harvesting system? Last year, Organic Gardening...
I'm interested in quantifying the stormwater management benefits of rain gardens - does anyone know if there is such an application? And if so, where I may...
Dear Bioretention Group Members: Do you know a community garden that could use the donation of a rainwater harvesting system? Last year, Organic Gardening...
I have a client who wants to post an informative sign near the bioretention area on his site. On this sign he wants a brief description of bioretention to...
For the last 13 years, my family has been struggling with water draining into the crawl space of our house. We have three $500 sump pumps that we hear working...
Hi Kali - I can think of a couple possibilities to help with your drainage problem, but I have some questions: 1. How close is a creek or other drainageway? 2....
Somehow you need to catch the water before it gets to you, maybe with a swale and berm, which can be planted with rain garden plants. You have to make sure...
Chris made some good points. It is always good to know where those waters are from and where they drain. Sometimes a walkover by a professional around your...
Thanks everyone for the tips. They are all good and some of them are already in place, though perhaps not to a high enough standard. Here's a link to some...
That "little" detail was left out. The removal of all those trees and brush, replaced with non-permeable surfaces such as driveways and roofs, is the direct...
After looking at your photos, I still cannot see any nearby drainageways that could carry away the water if you diverted it or installed drains (underdrains...
Many thanks to whoever got the city to contact me about coming out to my house. My mom said in the past she just ran around in circles with people saying, no,...
FYI- came across this - the calculation tool might be of use? There is more to the artilce at the link below http://www.greenroofs.com/guest_features.htm ...
Kali, Your thanks is appreciated. I'm glad Ollie Fick (who founded Bend's stormwater program) followed through and contacted you so quickly. I got Ollie's...
Here is what the city said about my house's water problems: "I was out in your area on other business yesterday and looked at the drainage problems you...
Hi, Don't despair. I would start by getting a few specialists out to evaluate your house and landscaping. 1) The storm water drains are usually public. You can...
The question, then, is under what conditions did the planning board approve the development? How did the developer propose he would create a net stormwater...
Hi Jenny, I think I can do some of those things. Our house is in a gated community so the rules are really strict. I talked to someone in the watershed group...
Wow, this is super helpful because the city of Bend guy said that the problem was that they put in tons of concrete and there is no where for the water to go....
Catherine, This looks great, with the exception of the fact that one of the counties that received a waiver from the Phase II permit requirements is my county-...
As an experiment for my town, I would like to slow the rush of stormwater that discharges down either side of a one-block, steep hill. The water comes down as...
RLG- Can you provide a slightly better discription of the situation? For instance, in your second paragraph you mention that stormwater is discharged from...
Hi Rick, thanks for your time. The pipes at the top of the hill channel the stormwater from the catch basin across the street. I have included a google photo...
Hello, Does anyone know of published case studies of successful installation and maintenance of bioretention in arid or semi-arid regions? Examples in...
Hello, My name is Robin and I just joined the group. I recently installed native and rain garden appropriate plants into a newly constructed stormwater...
I believe I have used the word detention, where I should have written retention. The "hole in the yard" isn't suppsed to hold water for any length of time....
Hi Robin, I was a previous landscape designer in Michigan and recently installed a 4000 sq. ft. rain garden on the University of Delaware campus for my...
