Slow it. Spread it. Sink it! An Okanagan Homeowner's Guide to Using Rain: Practical and Eco-Friendly Ways to Protect Your Property and the Environment from the Effects of Rainwater Runoff
Author:
Okanagan Basin Water Board
Date Published:
10/2011
Description:
This guide provides techniques to capture rainfall and control runoff that you can do at home. The techniques are not complicated. An example is slowing runoff by temporarily storing it in a rain barrel or other containment system where it can be used to water plants. Another example is allowing runoff to sink into the ground by directing it to landscape vegetation where sediment can be filtered out and contaminants reduced. The practices are geared toward residential homes or small developments and the underlying concepts behind them follow a simple mantra: Slow it. Spread it. Sink it! Okanagan Basin Water Board and Insight Environmental Consulting Ltd. October 2011.
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