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Rain gardens are designed to capture and infiltrate rainwater in the landscape. There has been a lot of enthusiasm generated by articles, workshops, and the “Going Green” movement in Hamilton County. The Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District (HCSWCD) receives many calls a week asking for assistance in locating and designing rain gardens. Unfortunately, up until now, all of the publications available have not been written to address local soils and growing climate. As part of the Metropolitan Sewer District consent decree with USEPA for mitigation to sewer overflow, a new manual, Rain Gardens as a Stormwater Management Tool in the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati – Steps to Getting Off the StormWater "Grid", has been written. Dave Dyke organized a committee of experts from the USEPA, The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens, OSU, Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District (HCSWCD) and Storm Water District, the OARDC Urban Landscape Ecology Program, the ENLT Team, and the Natural Resource Conservation Service, to put together a rain garden manual. Special emphasis was placed on soil amendments and both native and other cultivated plants. You can access a copy of the 43 page manual by going to OSU Extension, Hamilton County website [ http://hamilton.osu.edu/Horticulture_Floriculture/guidelines-for-utilizing-rain-gardens/msd-manual-draft-3a-july-8-085.pdf/view ] or the website of the HCSWCD [www.hcswcd.org] and click on Newsletters & Publications in the left hand column. Please note that this is a draft with limited graphics. Additional graphics and sections on turf, contour plantings, and bio-retention will be added later this year. Please source this manual if any parts are used for other publications or presentations.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 18 July 2008 02:19 )
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