Green Stormwater Infrastructure News

This page is a collection of news that promotes Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) activities throughout Detroit.

The inclusion of any news below is not an endorsement by DWSD or the City of Detroit.

Water Catchment Systems In Detroit’s Urban Agriculture Community

Examples of stormwater catchment systems on urban farms in Detroit.

Organization

Community Food Security Network
Earthworks Urban Farm
Keep Growing Detroit

Published date2/15/2018

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Water Harvesting

Land + Water WORKS

A view of the Land + Water WORKS Ambassadors program.

Organization

Erb Family Foundation

Published date2/11/2019

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Rain Barrel

Green Infrastructure Projects In Detroit’s Lower East Side and Recovery Park

A summary of the work EPA is doing related to green infrastructure in Detroit, including implementing green infrastructure on vacant parcels and installing green infrastructure in the Recovery Park neighborhood.

Organization

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Lower Eastside Action Plan

Collaborative community process and plan created to respond to decreased population and expanding vacant land to reinvent how the neighborhoods function and thrive. Naturescape and green thoroughfare are important parts of the plan.

Organization

Eastside Community Network

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Welcome to Detroit: Green Stormwater Infrastructure - short version

A publicity video for GSI in Detroit.

Organization

Erb Family Foundation
DWSD

Published date9/14/2017

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Hamilton Outdoor Learning Lab

A site across from Hamilton Academy which is intended to educate students and community members about green stormwater infrastructure, offer a natural place for community members to visit, and collect stormwater from the surrounding streets and surfaces.

Organization

Eastside Community Network

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Residential Rain Garden