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Rain Garden
Mokolea Drive - 2

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Happy homeowners posing next to their new rain garden
Brief description of rain garden:
Beautiful, newly renovated home in Lanikai added a rain garden along the side of their driveway.  Captures rain water that was previously running down the driveway and into the street.  Rain garden also beautifies this cozy corner.

Date installed:
March 27, 2014

Property type:
Residential

Rain garden is capturing water from which impervious surface?
Roof

Approximate square footage of impervious surface the rain garden is treating:
525

Approximate square footage of rain garden:
55

Describe how the water is routed to the rain garden:
Down spout was re-routed and buried under ground into the rain garden. 

Pre-build infiltration rate (in/hour):
1

Did you amend your soil to increase permeability?
Yes

If yes, what did you use to amend the soil?
Mulch and compost

List some of the plants used in the rain garden:
hibiscus, mauakiaki, akulikuli, carex, pohinahina, ohai, pauohiiaka, 
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