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May 22, 2012

Pushback against bioswales in Seattle

  • Problems with rain gardens in one Seattle neighborhood has made other people jittery about plans to put 185 bioswales in city-owned parking strips in southwest Seattle.

    • SEATTLE (AP) — A greener approach in Seattle aims to prevent untreated sewage and polluted runoff from flowing into Puget Sound by installing dozens of landscaped drainage systems in front of people's homes.

    County officials and others say they're a cost-effective, environmentally friendly way to prevent heavy rains from overwhelming sewer pipes and storm drains.


     
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