GI#14 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 1,300 square

feet and a rain garden area of 432 square feet. The existing soil was excavated and used to create

shallow berms. The remaining soil was hauled away and disposed off-site. Approximately 4 cubic

yards of a 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. Plants included in the rain

garden are Broomsedge, Purple Coneflower, Foxglove Beardtongue, etc. This rain garden captures

40,000 gallons of stormwater per year. The project was completed in August 2012.

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