Arlington's StormwaterWiseLandscapes program just received an $80,000 grant from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The program provides grants to homeowners, community groups, and businesses for onsite green infrasture projects to lessen the impacts of stormwater coming off property and overburdening sewer systems and polluting the Potomac and associated watersheds--think money for pervious driveways and walkways, rain gardens, green roofs, and other small-scaled green infrastructure. I think this is a great effort to improve water quality in our local watersheds, save funds that would otherwise be used for watershed cleanups and costly sewage treatment and stormwater hardscape fixes, and help restore our natural environment. Read on!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-state-of-nova/post/arlington-falls-church-receive-funds-to-prevent-stormwater-runoff-to-chesapeake-bay/2012/09/24/611f0f16-0684-11e2-a10c-fa5a255a9258_blog.html
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