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Puget Sound shoreline next to the West Point Treatment Plant, Seattle

Roadside Raingardens

“Roadside Raingardens” capture street runoff before it reaches the sewer system.

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Example of Roadside Raingarden in Portland, OR

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Proposed mid-block curb extensions
(Barton CSO sub-basin 416)

Learn more about Green infrastructure

Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Seattle Public Utilities

Updated: Sept. 6, 2011

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