1. 1 Project History The previous group had designed and constructed their own rain garden. It featured several components: Two rain barrels Rock swales leading from barrels to garden Garden itself Overflow drain leading away from garden BGI

2. Hillel’s Rain Barrels

3. Rain Barrel Specifications 3 overflow hoses, 1 spout at bottom of barrel Volume = 60 gallons When filled with rain water: – Density = 1.94 slugs/ft^3 – Weight = 500.5799 lbs

4. 4 Faulty Downspout BGI

5. 5 Rain Garden BGI

6. 6 Rock Swale to Garden BGI

7. 7 Green Distribution Pipe and Drain BGI

8. 8 Plant Choices and Location BGI

9. 9 Rain Garden Design From the rain barrel to the rain garden – Place "funnel drain" under rain barrels – Drain will be covered with grate and 1¼ inch rock – Rain barrels will sit on top of this rock bed – Install 4 inch pipe from drain to garden BGI

10. 11 BGI Rain Barrel Rain Barrel Rain Garden Stone Walk Use piping instead of rock swale Note: Piping will be underground Install gutter blockers for debris 26’ 13’ 20’

11. 11 Rain Garden Design 4 inch pipe – 1 foot deep trench – Sand will surround pipe to help wick away moisture – 6 or 8 inch PVC pipe under intersecting brick walk BGI

12. 12 BGI Rain Barrel Rain Barrel Rain Garden Stone Walk Use either trench or pipe for water flow to the garden Relocating the Rain Garden 13’ 20’

13. Advantages: Maintain a rain garden Sustainable water Aesthetically appealing Disadvantages: Water is still being directed to sit in the area where flooding is likely to occur Water is close to foundation-long term foundation effects? Stone walk affected by water and roots of plants

14. 14 BGI Roof- Slopes towards backyard Currently Existing Gutter Extended Gutter Rain Garden Waldron St.

15. Advantages: Maintain a rain garden Sustainable water Aesthetically appealing garden Side yard has a grade Disadvantages: Highly travelled area and rain barrels are not aesthetically appealing Additional cost of installing new gutter

16. Advantages: Sustainable water No to little maintenance involved Flooding of backyard is solved Disadvantages: No rain garden Backyard may become “spongy” if there is heavy rain fall

17. 17 Questions? BGI