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Towar Rain Garden Drains: - Michigan Water Environment Association

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12/14/2011<br />

P a t r i c k E . L i n d e m a n n<br />

INGHAM COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER<br />

<strong>Towar</strong> <strong>Rain</strong> <strong>Garden</strong> <strong>Drains</strong><br />

A Low-Impact Urban Retrofit<br />

<strong>Towar</strong> <strong>Garden</strong>s developed over the years with no organized drainage system<br />

for collection or conveyance of stormwater which resulted in widespread and<br />

longstanding flooding<br />

Flooding along Roadways – Roads in Poor Repair & Impassable at Times<br />

P a t r i c k E . L i n d e m a n n<br />

INGHAM COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER<br />

<strong>Towar</strong> <strong>Rain</strong> <strong>Garden</strong> <strong>Drains</strong><br />

A Low-Impact Urban Retrofit<br />

Flooding in Yards<br />

Standing water would remain for days<br />

after 30-minute rainfall or less than<br />

one-year storms resulting in loss of<br />

use of private property and unhealthy<br />

conditions<br />

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