Maglin Site Furniture, Woodstock
Nature at Work: Using Green Stormwater Infrastructure to Improve Water Quality
The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) partnered with聽Maglin聽Site Furniture to address stormwater issues on the east side of聽Maglin’s聽building by using green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) features. GSI uses natural elements to manage stormwater (rainwater and urban runoff) close to its source.
The UTRCA designed and installed a rain garden that is 58 metres long by 4 metres wide to capture stormwater from the building, loading dock area, and adjacent road. The stormwater flows through the rain garden toward the existing culvert and eventually into the stormwater pond on the south side of Maglin鈥檚 main parking lot.
The rain garden is designed to infiltrate 25 mm (1 inch) of stormwater per hour, but may absorb even more, as the special soil mix can soak up 40 mm (1.5 inches) of stormwater per hour! It also helps with water quality,聽greatly improving聽the quality of the water entering the stormwater pond.鈥�
Native Plants: Better than Grass!
The Grade 3/4 class from Woodstock Christian School planted more than 600 native wildflowers in the rain garden, creating pollinator habitat and increasing biodiversity in the area. Species planted include BeeBalm, Tickseed, Black-Eyed Susan, Blanket Flower (yellow, red, Goblin), Stonecrop, Coneflower (purple, white), and Balloon Flower (blue, pink).
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