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New Raingardens and Bioswale for Nevada City
July 1, 2010 | Greening Water Infrastructure, Clean Water
Luke Hunt, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Conservation, California
American Rivers has broken ground on two raingardens and a bioswale in front of the County Building Department in Nevada City, CA. Here parking strips are being converted to active landscapes: green infrastructure that will protect our clean water supply.
This demonstration project is a strong local collaboration funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and engages local designers, builders and engineers. Construction will be completed in August and in September, there will be a public demonstration and simulated flood using a fire hydrant to calibrate the monitoring instruments.
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