Residential Stormwater Management:
Rain Water Harvesting and Rain Garden Workshop
Nonpoint source pollution is the leading cause of stream impairment in the United States.
Urban and suburban areas are frequently cited as sources of excess nutrients and
pesticides due in part to dense populations and the intensive management of landscapes.
Correspondingly, the recent drought has highlighted the importance of water
conservation in urban and suburban areas. The typical residential home uses about half
of its water consumption during the growing season on landscape irrigation. Cooperative
Extension is positioned in the SE region to deliver effective education programs that meet
the needs of many communities the fall under Phase II stormwater programs.
This program proposes to increase knowledge and accelerate the adoption of simple, onthe-ground practices that may be implemented in urban and suburban landscapes to
improve the quality of stormwater runoff and promote water conservation. Program
development of residential stormwater harvesting, especially rain barrels and cisterns,
and backyard rain gardens will be shared through the creation of a ‘train-the-trainer’
program led by the North Carolina State University Extension Service and University of
Georgia Cooperative Extension. This ‘train-the-trainer’ program supports many of the
Southern Regional Water Program themes including Watershed Education and
Restoration, Pollution Assessment and Prevention, and Water Quantity and Policy.
The training program will assist homeowners, developers and contractors, educators,
stormwater managers, and Master Gardeners interested in establishing rain gardens that
promote stormwater infiltration or installing rain barrels and rainwater harvesting
cisterns.
What: On-site Rainwater Harvest & Stormwater Management Workshop: Morning
Webcast Seminar and Afternoon Workshop
To register or for questions contact: Cody Whittenburg, (405) 533-8436,
cwhittenburg@stillwater.org (City Storm Water Programs Manager)
When& Where: TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2009 7:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.
Webcast Seminar: 7:30 – 11:30 City of Stillwater Council Chambers Room 723 S.
Lewis St. Stillwater, OK
Lunch 11:30-1:00 at the Stillwater Community Center, 315 W. 8th -- Bring $5.00 for
lunch, or you may bring your own lunch.
Workshop 1:00-3:30 Rain Garden Installation at the Stillwater Community Center-Plan to observe, or help install a new rain garden (boots, gloves, hat, sunscreen).
Co-sponsored by the City of Stillwater and OSU Extension
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Live Location: UGA Student Learning Center, Room 348, Athens, GA 30602, with
webcasting to multiple locations including Stillwater, OK
Agenda
7:00AM 'Warm up' presentation to test hardware and allow time for remote locations to
'tune in'.
7:30 Watersheds and Water Quality: The need for residential cisterns and raingardens.
Wendi Hartup
I. Rain Water Harvesting Systems:
7:45
Siting considerations. Mitch Woodward
8:15
Sizing a system to meet water needs. Kathy deBusk
9:00 Break
9:15 Installation and construction examples. Mitch Woodward
10:00 Maintenance Considerations Wendi Hartup
10:15 Break
II. Rain Gardens
10:30 Siting and sizing considerations. Kathy deBusk
10:45 Installation, soil considerations, and construction examples. Mitch Woodward
11:10 Plants, mulch, and maintenance. Wendi Hartup
11:20 Review sheet with suggested afternoon activities, where to go for additional
supporting materials, websites, and workshop evaluation. Wendi Hartup
11:30 Adjourn