http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/ Bioretention/Raingardens Stormwater Mgt Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:43:09 GMT Catherine Wachs http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/223 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/223 I have never planted a rain garden without amending the soil. It won't drain. The mulch doesn't stop water flow and the idea of a rain garden, as you know, is Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:34:44 GMT yana@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/222 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/222 Hi Elaine! Here I was just taking a break from worrying about this raingarden I am designing - turns out the soil is very clayey- and thought I would check my Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:32:25 GMT adobeboxer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/221 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/221 Hello Elaine, Thank you for the kind words of encouragement. I'm going to follow your advise and use a fabric barrier before I put the rock down. My husband Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:05:51 GMT grehl elaine http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/220 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/220 Hi Robin, I was a previous landscape designer in Michigan and recently installed a 4000 sq. ft. rain garden on the University of Delaware campus for my Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:56:47 GMT adobeboxer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/219 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/219 I believe I have used the word detention, where I should have written retention. The "hole in the yard" isn't suppsed to hold water for any length of time. Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:01:30 GMT adobeboxer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/218 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/218 Hello, My name is Robin and I just joined the group. I recently installed native and rain garden appropriate plants into a newly constructed stormwater Thu, 22 May 2008 22:02:41 GMT Scott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/217 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/217 Hello, Does anyone know of published case studies of successful installation and maintenance of bioretention in arid or semi-arid regions? Examples in Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:20:37 GMT reallylazygardener http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/216 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/216 Hi Rick, thanks for your time. The pipes at the top of the hill channel the stormwater from the catch basin across the street. I have included a google photo Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:43:29 GMT Richard Stanford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/215 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/215 RLG- Can you provide a slightly better discription of the situation? For instance, in your second paragraph you mention that stormwater is discharged from Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:19:12 GMT reallylazygardener http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/214 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/214 As an experiment for my town, I would like to slow the rush of stormwater that discharges down either side of a one-block, steep hill. The water comes down as Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:46:16 GMT kalibailey11 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/213 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/213 Catherine, This looks great, with the exception of the fact that one of the counties that received a waiver from the Phase II permit requirements is my county- Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:45:58 GMT kalibailey11 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/212 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/212 Wow, this is super helpful because the city of Bend guy said that the problem was that they put in tons of concrete and there is no where for the water to go. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:45:58 GMT kalibailey11 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/211 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/211 Hi Jenny, I think I can do some of those things. Our house is in a gated community so the rules are really strict. I talked to someone in the watershed group Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:13:22 GMT Verizon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/210 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/210 The question, then, is under what conditions did the planning board approve the development? How did the developer propose he would create a net stormwater Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:12:57 GMT Jennifer Michalak http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/209 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bioretention/message/209 Hi, Don't despair. I would start by getting a few specialists out to evaluate your house and landscaping. 1) The storm water drains are usually public. You can