We have officially reached our average rainfall in New Orleans with still 4 months to go until the end of the year! Climate change is contributing to more rainfall in our region. It’s time to get with the program…the green infrastructure program 🌳 💦 This is another one of the Green Infrastructure Challenge Winners! This time we are in Broadmoor at Audrey’s house where a 95 square feet concrete driveway was contributing to more stormwater runoff. @danabrownassociates designed a stormwater driveway lined with a rain garden to manage the stormwater where it falls rather than overwhelm the drainage system. @mastodonte_la completed the projected by removing the concrete, adding a concrete mow strip to help keep the aggregate in place, placed and compacted the #57 limestone aggregate, excavated and planted a rain garden with Louisiana native plants and added a walking path. The walking path is concrete; however, it was intentionally designed with space between the concrete stepping pads to capture the stormwater runoff. In total this project can store up to 1,200 gallons of stormwater, which is about 15 bathtubs full of water. This project was sponsored by the Every Drop Makes a Difference Campaign. #slowtheflow #everydropnola #waterwise
