Rain Gardens and Rain Barrels

Rain gardens and rain barrels offer residents an excellent opportunity to help to reduce stormwater runoff and pollution from their property.

Rain barrels collect and hold rainwater from rooftops, which can be used for watering lawns and gardens. Water collected in rain barrels is kept from flowing over paved surfaces, picking up pollutants, entering a storm drain, and eventually discharging into local waterways. The City offers a $25 rebate to residents that purchase and install a rain barrel on their property. Please see the attachment "Rain Barrel Information" for more information on the rebate program.

A rain garden is a vegetated depression specially designed to capture and use rain and snowmelt. Rain gardens receive storm water runoff from upstream drainage areas such as roofs, driveways, and lawns. Water that pools in rain gardens nourishes the plants and filters into the soil. Rain gardens imitate natural filtering systems such as wetlands. For additional information on how to build a garden at your residence. Please see the Rain Garden Guide below.