Frequently Asked Questions
What is a rain garden? A shoreline buffer?
Earth & Water Works, LLC rain gardens and shoreline buffers are natural infiltration systems using native plants. Our rain gardens (sometimes called “bio-swales”) and shoreline buffers in municipal, residential and commercial settings reduce polluted stormwater runoff, erosion, and promote groundwater infiltration.
They also help builders and developers save money by reducing the amount of land used for less attractive “detention ponds.” Long term savings accrue from having less lawn to mow and water. Earth & Water Works, LLC rain gardens and shoreline buffers, which are drought resistant once established, are an attractive landscape feature, which increase property value.
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How does Earth & Water Works, LLC promote stormwater management?
Earth & Water Works, LLC practice of using rain gardens and infiltration techniques is being adopted by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, the City of Madison and in municipalities in Wisconsin and around the country. Those practices are based on modeling the natural processes of nature:
- To keep storm water close to the point where it falls.
- To reduce stormwater runoff into our lakes and streams.
- To promote techniques to infiltrate and recycle rainwater.
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Where can I see Earth & Water Works, LLC examples of rain gardens, shoreline buffers, prairie restorations and green roofs?
Earth and Water Works, LLC has established rain gardens in Dane, Milwaukee, Jefferson, Waukesha and Dodge Counties. Please contact us at info@EarthWaterWorks.com for more details. Watch our site for future listings of rain garden, shoreline buffer, and natural areas tours in these communities.
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