This photo shows porous pavement in
the foreground and the rain garden in the background
In 2008, staff from the Columbia County Soil & Water Conservation District (CCSWCD) designed and installed this rain garden to collect stormwater from the parking lot and allow it to infiltrate. The rain garden collects a good portion of parking lot runoff and allows the water to seep into the soil.
Site name: Columbia County Soil & Water Conservation District
Address: 1024 State Route 66, Ghent, NY 12075
County: Columbia
Watershed: Claverack Creek
Land use of site: Office and environmental education center
Can this site be visited? Yes
Location on site: Lower parking lot
Intent of design: Stormwater infiltration
Size of structure/capacity: about 20 ft by 20 ft
Size of drainage area: 1/2 acre
Plants or materials used: Indian grass, foxglove beard-tongue, blue wood aster, showy golden rod, purple coneflower, Cranesbill, bee balm, wood anemone, little bluestem, big bluestem, dog-toothed daisy, Joe-Pye weed, New York ironweed, ox-eyed susan, false blue indigo, downy skullcap, Culiver’s root, wild columbine, blue vervian, rose mallow, boneset, hazelnet, and red chokecherry
Maintenance: Spring mulching, replacing planting as needed, fall bedding
Maintained by: CCSWCD staff
More than one practice at this site? Yes, Columbia County SWCD Porous Pavement
Design: CCSWCD staff
Installation: CCSWCD staff
Date of installation: Summer 2008
Zoning change or special permit required: No
Project cost: $1,500
Form of payment: Undisclosed
Contact: Chelsea Benson, Education Program Coordinator, Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center, Columbia County SWCD
Email: Chelsea.Benson@ccswcd.org
Phone: (518) 828-4386 ext. 3