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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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
Hamilton Outdoor Learning Lab
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
View Webpage - Eastside Community Network
- Residential Rain Garden
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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DWSD Parcel Viewer
DWSD Parcel Viewer
Interactive mapping system for viewing individual parcels' impervious surfaces.
Organization
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- DWSD
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
Drainage Charge Bill Adjustment
Drainage Charge Bill Adjustment
DWSD's guide describing options available to make adjustments to information about customer's property that is used by DWSD to generate customer's drainage bill.
Organization
View Guide
- DWSD
Drainage Charge
Drainage Charge
Introduction to the drainage charge in the City of Detroit. Good starting point to understand how and why the drainage charge is assessed as well as to get basic information on drainage charge credit.
Organization
View Guide
- DWSD
Downspout Disconnection
Downspout Disconnection
A guide to how to disconnect a downspout.
Organization
View Guide - DWSD
- Downspout Disconnection
Field Guide to Working with Lots
Field Guide to Working with Lots
Detroit Future City's field guide which provides residents and community groups lot designs to transform vacant lots into functional space.
Organization
View Webpage - Detroit Future City
- Residential Rain Garden
- Other
Blue/Green Infrastructure
Blue/Green Infrastructure
Overview of the Chandler Park Conservancy Blue-Green Infrastructure master plan, which aims to relieve 445,105 gallons of water from the sewer per storm event.
Organization
- Chandler Park Conservancy
Published date
View Webpage - Bioswale
- Residential Rain Garden