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Springside School Rain Garden    Project Details

Thu Mar 19, 2009

Students transformed a paved traffic circle into a working rain garden, calming trqaffic problems and preventing heated parking lot runoff pollution from entering the Wissahickon Creek.  Other rain gardens and student-created sculptural installations addressed runoff from the school roofs. 

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  • Before: an impervious asphalt traffic circle.

    Springside School

    Date: Jun, 22, 2009

    Springside School has successfully made stormwater runoff management an integral, visible, and attractive part of their landscape, serving as a reminder of the importance and potential appeal of stormwater BMPs.

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