Infiltration in dense urban areas – benefit or risk?

Infiltration in dense urban areas – benefit or risk?

Image source: Capital Regional District, BC, Canada. Image URL  For green infrastructure enthusiasts, infiltration is a good thing – rain water soaking back into the ground where it belongs instead of flowing over dirty city streets and into local waterbodies. But for...
Implementing green infrastructure across Canada

Implementing green infrastructure across Canada

Local governments across Canada are starting to look at rainwater through a new lens – as a resource that can be managed and harvested on site as opposed to a waste product that must be removed. It is becoming clear that combining green infrastructure with existing...
Rain gardens blooming across North America

Rain gardens blooming across North America

Photo: A mature rain garden in North Bay, Ontario (Source: http://www.raingardentour.ca/ontario.html) Rain gardens are inexpensive and simple to build. They are an environmentally sound method of managing urban stormwater runoff with the added benefit of beautifying...