Re: Rain Garden Redoux (sp?)

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I think the whole impetus for rain gardens is in regard to storm water  
management.  While these gardens have been around for about ten years there  are 
new federal regulations going into effect that require municipalities to  update 
and strengthen their stormwater management policies and practices.   One of 
the avenues that towns and counties are taking is to add rain gardens and  rain 
garden education projects as part of their new policy initiatives.   This is 
being done through many state Extension Services and here in Westchester  
County (NY) the Office of County Planning has received a Federal grant to  educate 
and inform the general public about the benefits of rain gardens.   There is 
already on substantial rain garden completed as a demo project and the  
country is planning small grants and awards for homeowners to build their  own.  As 
a wetland commissioner we are seeing our professional staff  require and 
suggest rain gardens more often as replacements for the old dry well  schemes which 
do noting to 'treat' the runoff, only capture and dissipate  it.  I have a 
page of links on rain gardens if anyone would like a copy and  it includes some 
great PDF books on rain garden design, function and  planning.

Andrew Messinger
The Hampton Gardener is a registered  trade mark and is published every 
Thursday in The Southampton Press, The Press  and the Easthampton Press

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