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Rain Gardens

What is a Rain Garden?

A rain garden is a planted, shallow depression that is designed to capture rainwater runoff (also called stormwater) from impervious surfaces like driveways, rooftops, walkways, and compacted lawn areas. Once in the garden, the water either infiltrates into the ground or evaporates as water vapor back to the atmosphere. Through these processes, the stormwater reaching storm drains and surface waterways is less in volume, and is less polluted.

Rain Garden Resources

Rutgers Water Resources Program - Rain Gardens