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Created page with "```wiki __NOTOC__ == Rain Gardens in SF; Capturing Urban Runoff == Along San Francisco streets, small patches of grasses, flowers, shrubs, stones and mulch can easily be mistaken for ordinary landscaping. Many are something more. They are pieces of the city's stormwater system. Known as rain gardens, bioretention areas, green bulb-outs and other forms of green infrastructure, these installations intercept water flowing from streets, sidewalks, roofs and parking lots...." |
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|title=Rain Gardens in SF; Capturing Urban Runoff | |||
|description=San Francisco is building hundreds of rain gardens and green-infrastructure projects to capture urban runoff, reduce sewer flows, filter microplastics and tire chemicals, restore habitat, cool neighborhoods, and manage 1 billion gallons of stormwater annually by 2050. | |||
|keywords=San Francisco rain gardens, urban runoff, stormwater, green infrastructure, SFPUC, San Francisco Bay, urban ecology, bioretention, stormwater management, 1 billion gallons stormwater, microplastics, tire wear particles, 6PPD-quinone, 6PPD, water pollution, San Francisco sewer system, combined sewer system, urban watersheds, ecological restoration, habitat connectivity, biodiversity, native plants, pollinators, green streets, urban heat, environmental justice, tree canopy, Visitacion Valley, Yosemite Creek, Islais Creek, McLaren Park, climate resilience, nature-based solutions, pollution filtration, urban water cycle | |||
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[https://wikidemocracy.us/images/e/e6/The_Green_Sponge.mp4 Video] | |||
[https://wikidemocracy.us/images/f/fe/San_Francisco_s_Billion_Gallon_Green_Sponge.m4a Audio] | |||
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== Rain Gardens in SF; Capturing Urban Runoff == | == Rain Gardens in SF; Capturing Urban Runoff == | ||
