Urban Cost-Share Program
for
Elkhart River Watershed
(updated
06.27.08)
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Would you like to install a rain garden or rain barrel at
your house?
A rain garden example from the City of
Maplewood, MN. Rain gardens provide native landscaping and attract
wildlife. Click here for
rain garden
information or
rain barrel information.
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Interested in pervious concrete for a driveway or parking
lot?
Pervious concrete captures stormwater and
allows it to seep into the ground, reducing stormwater runoff.
Click here for
pervious
concrete information or visit
www.perviouspavement.org.
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How about a green roof?
Chicago City Hall's green roof helps save
money on heating and cooling costs. Visit
www.cityofchicago.org for
more information. |
If so, you may be eligible for a grant that would cover up to 75% of the
cost.
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A new cost-share program is
available to homeowners, businesses, non-profits, and public entities in
urban areas of the Elkhart River Watershed. This includes Goshen,
parts of Elkhart, Nappanee, Millersburg, Kendallville, Syracuse, Albion,
Rome City, Milford, Ligonier, and surrounding areas. The program
will provide financial assistance to install approved stormwater
management practices. In addition to the practices listed above,
approved practices include bioretention, wetland restoration, and
naturalized wet-bottom detention basins.
The first round of applications ends June 30, 2008; but applications
will be taken after June 30 if funds are still available.
Interested parties should contact the Elkhart County Soil and Water
Conservation District at 574-533-3630 ext. 3 or
eric.kurtz@in.nacdnet.net.
Information and application forms are also available at
www.elkhartriveralliance.org and
www.elkcoswcd.org. This cost-share program is sponsored by the
Elkhart River Restoration Association and the Elkhart River Alliance
through an EPA 319 grant.
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written by Elkhart County Soil and
Water Conservation District |
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