What is a Rain Garden?
- Gardens that are constructed as shallow depressions where stormwater runoff will collect during and shortly after a rain event.
- Vegetated with aesthetically pleasing plants. These plants help the water soak back into the soil.
- Gardens that take advantage of rainwater from impervious surfaces such as roofs, driveways and sidewalks.
- Reduce runoff by allowing stormwater to soak into the ground instead of flowing into the storm drains.
-Effective in removing nutrients, chemicals and sediments from stormwater runoff.
- Vegetated with aesthetically pleasing plants. These plants help the water soak back into the soil.
- Gardens that take advantage of rainwater from impervious surfaces such as roofs, driveways and sidewalks.
- Reduce runoff by allowing stormwater to soak into the ground instead of flowing into the storm drains.
-Effective in removing nutrients, chemicals and sediments from stormwater runoff.
Demonstration Area
Storm water Demonstration Area located along the side of the Conservation Cabin at the Chemung County Fairgrounds, coordinated by the Storm water Team, was completed with the help of Boy Scouts from Troop 43, Pine City as an Eagle Scout project of Cody Vorhees who worked on the Rain Garden. The rest of the area was completed with the help of the Chemung County Conservation District
