GI#13 Revised 5/25/2018

The Parkside Neighborhood rain gardens were installed to

beautify the sites and to intercept, treat, and infiltrate stormwater

runoff from Park Boulevard. Stormwater runoff will enter the rain

gardens situated in the medians through curb cuts. These rain

gardens help mitigate nuisance flooding in the area and reduces

nonpoint source pollution and stormwater runoff that would otherwise discharge into the City of

Camden’s combined sewer system. This rain garden has a drainage area of 1,400 square feet and a

rain garden area of 750 square feet. The existing soil was excavated and used to create shallow

berms. The remaining soil was hauled away and disposed off-site. Approximately 11 cubic yards of

a 50% sand and 50% compost soil blend was tilled into the remaining soil. These amendments were

added to improve both the rain garden’s infiltration rate and soil nutrient capacity. Included plants for

the rain garden are Black-eyed Susan, Sweet Pepperbrush, Purple Coneflower, etc. This rain garden

captures 60,000 gallons of stormwater per year. The project was completed in August 2012.

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