Be RainWise
What's the Problem?
With every storm, rain carries pollutants off our roofs, driveways and other hard surfaces to local creeks, Lake Washington and the Puget Sound. During big storms, the sheer volume of this “stormwater” can cause sewer overflows, and erode hillsides and stream banks. Rain gardens and cisterns can help control this stormwater with your help.
How to become RainWise
The RainWise program provides rebates that cover most or all of the cost of installing cisterns and rain gardens on your property. To receive a rebate, you must live in an eligible combined sewer overflow basin. The average rebate has been around $4,400.
You can also call the Garden Hotline at 206-633-0224 for eligibility information.
Learn more
Download the Be RainWise flier to learn more about this program.
Visit the 700 Million Gallons website for more information or go on a RainWise virtual garden tour !
Blog: Clean water stories
Why “Water Wisely” When It Won’t Stop Raining? February 26, 2017
Making Your Landscape a Dream, Not a Nightmare, January 21, 2017
Join the Crowd: RainWise Celebrates 1,000 Stewards! October 11, 2016
Peace Lutheran Church goes RainWise, March 4, 2016
Seattle Mosque gets RainWise, November 20, 2015
Visit RainWise Program contractors at the Seattle Tilth Harvest Fair, Saturday, Sept. 12., September 9, 2015
Erika Peterson
Water Quality Project Manager
206-477-5525