This involves constructing and upgrading roads, footpaths and streetlights, landscaping and planting. Sometimes this also includes the construction of rain gardens on roadside berms.
At first glance, they could easily be mistaken for roadside landscaping - however, they actually service an important purpose in the function of local stormwater networks.
Also known as bio-retention devices, rain gardens are in fact drainage structures used to filter rainwater through plants, soil and other materials.
They help to absorb contaminants that could otherwise end up in our waterways and assist in slowing down and regulating the flow of rainwater into connected stormwater networks to help enhance water quality.
Rain gardens come in many different styles and are usually designed specifically for each location, taking into consideration the local land composition, existing infrastructure and natural habitats.
Although there are many different types, each one is typically made up of several different layers of material. These include plants, rocks, mulch, soil mix and sand, that helps to capture debris and prevent it from flowing into connected pipes, drains and streams.
We're constructing rain gardens across multiple neighbourhoods in order to help future-proof infrastructure and keep communities looking beautiful!
-Pranil Wadan, Senior Stormwater Engineer in Pre-construction
This involves constructing and upgrading roads, footpaths and streetlights, landscaping and planting. Sometimes this also includes the construction of rain gardens on roadside berms.
At first glance, they could easily be mistaken for roadside landscaping - however, they actually service an important purpose in the function of local stormwater networks.
Also known as bio-retention devices, rain gardens are in fact drainage structures used to filter rainwater through plants, soil and other materials.
They help to absorb contaminants that could otherwise end up in our waterways and assist in slowing down and regulating the flow of rainwater into connected stormwater networks to help enhance water quality.
Rain gardens come in many different styles and are usually designed specifically for each location, taking into consideration the local land composition, existing infrastructure and natural habitats.
Although there are many different types, each one is typically made up of several different layers of material. These include plants, rocks, mulch, soil mix and sand, that helps to capture debris and prevent it from flowing into connected pipes, drains and streams.
We're constructing rain gardens across multiple neighbourhoods in order to help future-proof infrastructure and keep communities looking beautiful!
-Pranil Wadan, Senior Stormwater Engineer in Pre-construction
This involves constructing and upgrading roads, footpaths and streetlights, landscaping and planting. Sometimes this also includes the construction of rain gardens on roadside berms.
At first glance, they could easily be mistaken for roadside landscaping - however, they actually service an important purpose in the function of local stormwater networks.
Also known as bio-retention devices, rain gardens are in fact drainage structures used to filter rainwater through plants, soil and other materials.
They help to absorb contaminants that could otherwise end up in our waterways and assist in slowing down and regulating the flow of rainwater into connected stormwater networks to help enhance water quality.
Rain gardens come in many different styles and are usually designed specifically for each location, taking into consideration the local land composition, existing infrastructure and natural habitats.
Although there are many different types, each one is typically made up of several different layers of material. These include plants, rocks, mulch, soil mix and sand, that helps to capture debris and prevent it from flowing into connected pipes, drains and streams.
We're constructing rain gardens across multiple neighbourhoods in order to help future-proof infrastructure and keep communities looking beautiful!
-Pranil Wadan, Senior Stormwater Engineer in Pre-construction