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Donald Carpenter, Ph.D. Lawrence Technological University January 11th, 2007 Rouge River Watershed Communities
Ponding
Filter Bed
Underdrain
Rain Garden
Rain Garden
Home test
18 hole fill with water; drain, refill and record
Improve infiltration by tilling, ripping or jetting Bottom should be 3 ft higher than seasonal g.w.t.
The 2005 laboratory study compared five different rain garden planting mixtures Evaluated the effect of different amounts of sand and topsoil
Field Capacity
160
80 60 40 20 0 100 / 0 / 0 80 / 20 / 0 60 / 40 / 0 0 / 100 / 0 35 / 35 / 30 80 / 10 / 10
Run 2
Run 3
Mixture Ratio
140
120
% of Water Retained
100
80
60
40
20
0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Permeability
60
50
Permeability (in/hr)
40
Run 1
30
Run 2
Run 3
20
10
0 100 / 0 / 0 80 / 20 / 0 60 / 40 / 0 0 / 100 / 0 80 / 10 / 10
Mixture Ratio
60
50
Permeability (in/hr)
40
30
20
10
0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Current Project
Developing technical assistance and guidance materials for rain garden design
Design Guidelines for Engineers
Literature Review Michigan Specific Information
Two page public fact sheet for the region Comprehensive information on local rain gardens
Current Project
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