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www.rainscapingiowa.org
Dont just landscape . . . Rainscape!RAINSCAPE IT!
CREATE BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES
THAT PROTECT WATER QUALITY
AND REDUCE RUNOFF.
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Reducerunofffromy
ourproperty
withrainscapingpractices.
Downspoutsontodrivewaysan
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ManageRainfall
Rainfallinurbanareasgeneratesrunoff
fromroads,driveways,sidewalks,stree
ts
andlawnswithcompactedsoils.This
stormwaterthenflowsintothestreet,down
thestormdrain,andthroughthestorm
sewer,eventuallymakingitswaytoloc
al
streamsandlakes.Alongthewayitpicksup
pollutantssuchasfertilizer,grassclipp
ings,
sediment,petwaste,oil,heavymetals
,
bacteriaandmore.Untreatedstormwa
ter
degradeswaterquality.
Youcanhelppreventthesepollutants
fromreachingstormdrainsandstream
s
byincorporatingrainscapingpractices
intoyourlandscape.
BeAwareofYour
HydrologicFootprint
Yourhydrologicfootprintistheamoun
t
ofwaterthatleavesyourpropertywhe
n
itrains.A
typicalsmallurbanlotreceiv
es
morethan200,000gallonsofrainwate
reach
year.Thatsenoughtofill4,000rainba
rrels.
Askarainscapertohelpyoureduceyo
ur
hydrologicfootprint.
o t
Raingarden
Waterthatshouldinfiltrateisoozingoff
compactedturfandintothe
stormdrain.
Downspoutsemptyingonto
yourdriveway
sendsrunofftothestreamandincreases
Rainsc
aping
Practi
ces
Thefollowingrainscapingpractices
helpcapturea
ndinfiltratestormwater,
reducingyour
propertysrunoff.
RainGardensand
BioretentionCells
Installaraingardenorbioretentioncellon
yourpropertyan
ddirectrunofftoit.Both
aredepressional,garden-likefeatureswith
amendedsoils.
RestoreS
oilQuality
Improveyourlawnsinfiltrationofrainwater.
New
turfareasrequiredeeptillage
followedbycom
postandseedorsod.
Aerateexistinglawns,thentopdresswith
athinlayerofco
mpostandgrassseed.
NativeLandscaping
Plantdeep-rootednativeflowersand
grassesinyourg
arden.Convertlargelawns
toprairie.Considernativeturfthatrequires
minimalmowing
,wateringandfertilizing.
Permeab
lePavements
Considerperme
ablepavementwhen
installingorrepl
acingparkinglots,
driveways,sidew
alksorpatios.
Rainwate
rHarvesting
Purchasearainbarreltopromotethe
captureandreuseofrainwaterforwatering
andirrigationpu
rposes.
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THE STATE REVOLVING FUND PROVIDES LOW-INTEREST
LOANS FOR IMPLEMENTING RAINSCAPING PRACTICES.
www.rainscapingiowa.org
Let a Rainscaper guide you throughyour next landscaping project.
A rain garden is installed at the home of Bob Quinn, host of the Big Show on 1040 WHO Radioin Des Moines. Quinn and WHO help promote rain garden installations in Iowa.
landscapes and protecting our precious water resources.
management practices and understand the hydrologic
footprints of landscapes.
installation and maintenance of rainscaping features.