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RAIN GARDENS AND CISTERNS/ Seattle Rebates

News from City of Seattle Rainwise Program

Starting in 2010, the City of Seattle will offer rebates to property owners to disconnect roof downspouts from the combined sewer system, and direct that runoff into cisterns or rain gardens. The rebates will be targeted to neighborhoods where downspout disconnection can help reduce combined sewer overflows during big rain storms. These two one-day classes will prepare contractors and design/build professionals to work with owners to locate and size rain gardens or cisterns on their property, and to install those systems so they work well and meet the City's requirements for rebates on construction costs. These classes are required for contractors who want to participate in Seattle's new RainWise rebate program.

Rain gardens and cisterns are two of the Low Impact Development methods that are coming into local stormwater codes in many towns around Puget Sound, creating a new business opportunity for landscape, irrigation, plumbing, and general contractors as well as design/build professionals.

North Creek Gardens staff will be attending:

RAINWISE: INSTALLING RAIN GARDENS AND CISTERNS
Training for Contractors and Design Professionals Working in Seattle

Installing Rain Gardens: Tuesday Nov. 10, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Installing Cisterns: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
NHS Hall, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, Seattle
Sponsored by Seattle Public Utilities

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