Green Stormwater Infrastructure Resources in Detroit
The Detroit Stormwater Hub resources page is a collection of educational resources, stories, and tools designed to provide a comprehensive body of local information to support GSI work throughout Detroit. These resources were collected by the Advisory Group in an effort to provide reliable, accurate information on Green Stormwater Infrastructure.
The inclusion of any resource below is not an endorsement by DWSD or the of the City of Detroit. For official information on the Drainage Charge program, visit DWSD’s Drainage Charge page.
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A Property Owner's Guide to Bioretention
A Property Owner's Guide to Bioretention
Are you interested in installing a Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) practice on your property, but need more information about how to get the project done?
The Detroit Property Owners Guide to Bioretention supports small business owners, nonprofits and faith-based organizations in Detroit who are looking to retrofit or add a GSI practice to their existing property and potentially receive DWSD drainage credit. This guide provides details on how to plan for and implement a bioretention basin on your non-residential property to better manage stormwater.
The guide was developed by Detroit Future City in collaboration with the Land+WaterWORKS Coalition, supported by the Erb Family Foundation.
The Detroit Property Owners Guide to Bioretention supports small business owners, nonprofits and faith-based organizations in Detroit who are looking to retrofit or add a GSI practice to their existing property and potentially receive DWSD drainage credit. This guide provides details on how to plan for and implement a bioretention basin on your non-residential property to better manage stormwater.
The guide was developed by Detroit Future City in collaboration with the Land+WaterWORKS Coalition, supported by the Erb Family Foundation.
Organization
- Detroit Future City
- Land + Water WORKS
- Erb Family Foundation
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View Guide - Bioretention
Low Impact Development Manual for Michigan
Low Impact Development Manual for Michigan
A guide to implementing low impact development which includes more natural strategies as well as green infrastructure.
Organization
View Report - Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
- Bioretention
- Permeable Pavement
- Residential Rain Garden
Green Infrastructure Vision for Southeast Michigan
Green Infrastructure Vision for Southeast Michigan
A high level overview of green infrastructure in Michigan, including developing a network, its relation to transportation and vacant land, and how to sustain it.
Organization
- Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
Published date
View Report
Great Lakes Green Streets Guidebook
Great Lakes Green Streets Guidebook
A guide to incorporating green infrastructure into road projects, which includes case studies of projects around the Great Lakes.
Organization
View Guide - Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
- Bioretention
- Bioswale
- Permeable Pavement
Use the winter to plan for your rain garden
Use the winter to plan for your rain garden
An article about planning a rain garden.
Organization
- Model D Media
Published date
View Article - Residential Rain Garden
How to evaluate your property for green infrastructure
How to evaluate your property for green infrastructure
An article about how best to locate green infrastructure on one's property.
Organization
- Model D Media
Published date
View Article - Bioretention
- Disconnected Impervious
- Residential Rain Garden
- Subsurface Detention
Great Lakes Stormwater Management Institute: Green Roofs
Great Lakes Stormwater Management Institute: Green Roofs
Guide to green roofs at Lawrence Tech, including relevant research and publications.
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View Report - Lawrence Tech
- Green Roof
Great Lakes Stormwater Management Institute: Bioretention Cells
Great Lakes Stormwater Management Institute: Bioretention Cells
Guide to the installation of rain gardens and bioretention cells.
Organization
View Webpage - Lawrence Tech
- Bioretention
The Money Question: Quantifying the Benefits (and costs)
The Money Question: Quantifying the Benefits (and costs)
An overview of funding considerations and benefits for green infrastructure.
Organization
View Report
- Huron River Watershed Council
Rain Gardens to the Rescue
Rain Gardens to the Rescue
An overview of a program that helps install rain gardens across the city of Detroit, including a map of the locations and statistics about the program.
Organization
View Webpage - Friends of the Rouge
- Sierra Club
- Residential Rain Garden