Earth Tones By Cindy
Storm Water Expert Douses Nursery Association's Seminar With Key Thoughts on Flood Management
Experts in the environmental industry are finding creative and less costly ways to deal with storm water, which is an ongoing problem in the region.
Last week I went to the Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association (RINLA) Winter Education Seminar and Trade Show, held on January 25and 26, and it got me thinking about Tiverton’s efforts to deal with storm water. Chuck Carberry, president of Cleanscape, Inc. in Providence, gave a great talk on managing storm water with rain gardens and bioswales, which are essentially large rain gardens, designed for the purpose of slowing down water flow in areas where runoff is a problem. Slowing the water down is important because the slower speed of the water allows it to be caught and infiltrated in into the ground and absorbed by the plants, thus reducing flooding. He said incorporating bioswales into the landscape costs a lot less that …
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