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.
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- Detroit Future City
- Land + Water WORKS
- Erb Family Foundation
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View Guide - Bioretention
Vacant Land Treatment Guides
Vacant Land Treatment Guides
Keep Growing Detroit's guide to different options for revitalizing vacant land including plans such as community garden and native planting.
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View Guide - Keep Growing Detroit
- Other
Rain Garden Guide
Rain Garden Guide
Guide to the benefits of rain gardens and detailed steps on how to install them.
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View Report - Friends of the Rouge
- Sierra Club
- Residential Rain Garden
Drainage Program Guide Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Best Management Practice: Subsurface Storage
Drainage Program Guide Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Best Management Practice: Subsurface Storage
DWSD's guide to subsurface storage, which includes associated credits, maintenance, costs, steps, and permitting.
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- DWSD
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View Fact Sheet - Subsurface Detention
Drainage Program Guide Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Best Management Practice: Rain Garden
Drainage Program Guide Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Best Management Practice: Rain Garden
DWSD's guide to rain gardens, which includes associated credits, maintenance, costs, steps, and permitting.
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- DWSD
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View Fact Sheet - Residential Rain Garden
Drainage Program Guide Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Best Management Practice: Permeable Pavement
Drainage Program Guide Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Best Management Practice: Permeable Pavement
DWSD's guide to permeable pavement, which includes associated credits, maintenance, costs, steps, and permitting.
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- DWSD
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View Fact Sheet - Permeable Pavement
Drainage Program Guide Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Best Management Practice: Detention/Retention Basins
Drainage Program Guide Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Best Management Practice: Detention/Retention Basins
DWSD's guide to detention and retention basins, which includes associated credits, maintenance, costs, steps, and permitting.
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- DWSD
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View Fact Sheet - Bioretention
Drainage Program Guide Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Best Management Practice: Downspout Disconnection
Drainage Program Guide Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Best Management Practice: Downspout Disconnection
DWSD's guide to downspout disconnection, which includes associated credits, maintenance, costs, steps, and permitting.
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- DWSD
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View Fact Sheet - Downspout Disconnection
Drainage Program Guide Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Best Management Practice: Cisterns
Drainage Program Guide Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Best Management Practice: Cisterns
DWSD's guide to cisterns, which includes associated credits, maintenance, costs, steps, and permitting.
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- DWSD
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View Fact Sheet - Other
Drainage Program Guide Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Best Management Practice: Impervious Cover Removal
Drainage Program Guide Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Best Management Practice: Impervious Cover Removal
DWSD's guide to impervious cover removal, which includes associated credits, maintenance, costs, steps, and permitting.
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- DWSD
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View Fact Sheet - Impervious Surface Removal