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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Growing Sustainable Water Solutions: Rain Gardens to the Rescue
Growing Sustainable Water Solutions: Rain Gardens to the Rescue
Rain Gardens to the Rescue teaches Detroit residents how to install rain gardens.
Organization
View Video - Erb Family Foundation
- Friends of the Rouge
- Keep Growing Detroit
- Sierra Club
- Residential Rain Garden
Welcome to Detroit: Green Stormwater Infrastructure - long version
Welcome to Detroit: Green Stormwater Infrastructure - long version
A publicity video for GSI in Detroit including GM's installations, rain gardens to the rescue, and others.
Organization
- Erb Family Foundation
- DWSD
Published date
View Resource - Bioretention
- Permeable Pavement
- Residential Rain Garden
- Water Harvesting
Water Catchment Systems In Detroit’s Urban Agriculture Community
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 date
View Resource - Water Harvesting
Green Infrastructure Projects In Detroit’s Lower East Side and Recovery Park
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
View Report
- EPA
Lower Eastside Action Plan
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
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- Eastside Community Network
Welcome to Detroit: Green Stormwater Infrastructure - short version
Welcome to Detroit: Green Stormwater Infrastructure - short version
A publicity video for GSI in Detroit.
Organization
- Erb Family Foundation
- DWSD
Published date
View Video
Eastern Market Green Stormwater Management Strategy
Eastern Market Green Stormwater Management Strategy
Outline of a preliminary feasibility study for districtwide sustainable stormwater management strategies that would capture runoff, reduce drainage charges, beautify the neighborhood, and provide educational opportunities.
Organization
- Eastern Market
- Detroit Collaborative Design Center (DCDC)
Published date
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Making Vacant Lots Work for Detroit Informational Brochure
Making Vacant Lots Work for Detroit Informational Brochure
An overview of the bioretention gardens installed in vacant lots in the Cody Rouge neighborhood with project history, project locations, and description of associated research.
Organization
View Fact Sheet - DWSD
- Bioretention
Keeler Street Green Infrastructure Project
Keeler Street Green Infrastructure Project
An overview of the Keeler Street project, which includes implementation of pervious pavement along the sides of the road.
Organization
View Fact Sheet - DWSD
- Permeable Pavement
DWSD Green Infrastructure Projects
DWSD Green Infrastructure Projects
An overview of Detroit's Green Stormwater Infrastructure Plan with information on major DWSD projects, annual progress reports, and background on how Detroit supports GSI implementation on private parcels.
Organization
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- DWSD