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This article is about planted installations designed to capture surface runoff in an amended soil.  <br>
This article is about planted installations designed to capture surface runoff in an amended soil.  <br>
For more highly engineered systems, see [[Bioretention Cells]]. <br>
For more highly engineered systems, see [[Bioretention cells]]. <br>


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===See Also===
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<li>[[Bioretention Cells]]</li>
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<li>[[Downspout Disconnection]]</li>
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Revision as of 19:24, 27 June 2017

This article is about planted installations designed to capture surface runoff in an amended soil.
For more highly engineered systems, see Bioretention cells.

Overview[edit]

Rain gardens capture roof, lawn and driveway runoff from low to medium density residential lots. These can be simple gardens constructed by the homeowner as a retrofit, or they can be professionally designed into a residential development.

Rain gardens are ideal for:

  • Capturing the flow from disconnected downspouts
  • Community design/build projects for raising awareness

The fundamental components of a rain garden are:

  • An amended soil mix
  • Suitable planting

Additional components may include:

  • A splash pad of rocks to prevent the downspout flow from eroding the soil
  • An overflow channel to another are of garden

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Incentives and Credits[edit]

In Ontario

City of Mississauga
The City of Mississauga has a stormwater management credit program which includes RWH as one of their recommended site strategies[1].

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