GI#8 Revised 5/25/2018

The Puerto Rican Unity for Progress rain garden, located in the

Bergen Square neighborhood, was installed to intercept, treat,

and infiltrate stormwater runoff from a portion of the facility's

roof. At this site, a PVC pipe was attached to the catch basin

below the rain barrel overflow and was buried underground and

directed into the rain garden to serve as the inlet. Examples of

plants included in this rain garden are Beardtongue, Beebalm,

Creek Sedge, and Great Blue Lobelia. The rain garden, with a drainage area of approximately 320

square feet, is 3-6 inches in depth, 225 square feet in area, and is designed to capture stormwater

runoff from a 2 inch rain event. Two rain barrels, connected to both the building's downspout and the

rain garden, provide an additional source of water for the adjacent community garden. The stormwater

runoff flows from the rooftop, through the rain barrels, and into the rain garden through an

underground pipe. At this site, 31,250 gallons of stormwater are captured each year. This project was

completed in June 2012

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Puerto Rican Unity for Progress

818 S. Broadway