GI#4 Revised 5/25/2018

The CCMUA rain garden, located in the Waterfront

South neighborhood, was installed to beautify the

site and to intercept, treat, and infiltrate stormwater

runoff from Ferry Avenue and Webster Street. This

rain garden, situated in the media, manages

stormwater runoff from the adjacent roadways via

two curbs cut on Ferry Avenue and one curb cut on

Webster Street. This rain garden helps to mitigate nuisance flooding in the area and reduces

nonpoint source pollution and stormwater that would otherwise discharge into the City of Camden’s

combined sewer system. At this site, existing soil was excavated, removed, and disposed of off-

site. Approximately 8 cubic yards of a 50% sand and 50% compost soil blend was tilled into the

remaining soil, then 2 cubic yards of top soil was spread throughout the rain garden. A variety of

plant species, both herbaceous and shrubs, were included such as: Black-eyed Susan, New

England Aster, Sweet Pepperbush, and Bitter Panic Grass. The site has a drainage area of 2,000

square feet with the rain garden area itself being 950 square feet. The rain garden captures 75,000

gallons of stormwater per year. The rain garden was completed in March 2011 with a rubble border

being added to the rain garden in April 2017.

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Ferry Avenue Rain Garden

1656 Ferry Avenue