15. Installation of Rain Gardens as a pilot project to determine
effectiveness		 2014 - $5,000
Environmental		 Completed

In the Fall of 2014, a demonstration raingarden was constructed at Ojibway Nature Centre.

In the summer of 2017, a raingarden and
infiltration trench were installed at a Cityowned home on Pierre. Both of these features have dedicated monitoring equipment installed to monitor the infiltration of rainwater into the surrounding soil.

These demonstration sites can be used as an educational tool encouraging people to include raingardens in their landscaping to reduce runoff from private properties.

Continue to monitor the effectiveness of these sites.

Find additional locations tofurther test the ability for local
soils to infiltrate stormwater.
Master PlanOperating Budget
 
 
16. Improvement and Enhancement of Green Space to improve rain water retention   Progressing Natural heritage and open space systems present opportunities to enhance and integrate stormwater management facilities. Trees and forests reduce stormwater runoff by capturing and storing rainfall in the canopy and releasing water into the atmosphere through evaportranspiration. In addition, tree roots and leaf litter create soil conditions that promote the infiltration of rainwater into the soil. The presence of trees also helps to slow down and temporarily store runoff, which further promotes infiltration, and decreases flooding and erosion downstream.

The Parks Master Plan approved in 2016 listed several recommendations that support the improvement and enhancement of Green Space to improve rain water retention.The following is a list of the recommendation numbers as provided in the Parks Master Plan; 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.07,4.09, 4.11

Tranby Park is being redeveloped under the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and sitedesign has considered the use of bio-swales, dry pond and porous