FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: City of Elk Grove Rain Garden Plaza   [open pdf - 36KB]

Alternate Title: City of Elk Grove Rain Garden Plaza

"In one year and on one acre, a weedy vacant lot in Elk Grove, California, was converted into one of the most comprehensive demonstration rain gardens in the state. The lot adjacent to City Hall, once a neighborhood eyesore, is now a local and statewide model for low impact development practices."