Rain Garden Green Infrastructure U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 6 Hot Springs Rain Garden Cooperative Hot Springs, Arkansas - Neighborhood Connection Future Wetlands Park Playground Drinking Fountain^ ¦ ResHooms ¦ Pavilion ¦ Drinking Fw Jaycee Park Scott Street Trailhead Parking LotN ¦ Parting at 8oys\ jVXj ana Girls Club \ j\ Sponsors Plaza, Southern Trail Wetlands/ > Trail/ Utility Service Center Trail Grand Avenue Safety CrossingN Hollywood Trail Friendship Trail ^ ¦ \l J \ ' •' Valley Street ;TraQortafcn j, ILSSf 5S6=j v Plaza Trail jjT\ ^Neighborhood Connection Parking Area tp Rotary Cfintenr Trailhead,' • ResuoooiS ¦ Drinking' Fountain Hollywood Park • Playground • Pavilion • Imagination Theme -Castte Transportation Plaza Trail Valley Strew Creekwalk Friendship Trail Hollywood Trarl Utility Service Center Trail Southern Trail Wetlands Trail Downtown Historic / Ms \ Valley Street Skatepark MOT SPRINGS CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL Future Trailhead - - ¦ Parking \ Lake Hamilton Future Trailhead Sculpture Garden^ Convention Center' Transportation Plaza Trailhead Hill Wheatley Plaza ^Bathhouse Rpw. West Mountain Transportation Depot7 Veterans Memorial'' Farmers Market Pavilion1 The Hot Springs Rain Garden Cooperative illustrates the benefit and value of green infrastructure to address stormwater control and drainage issues. Project sites are located within the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail, a greenbelt trail that spans numerous neighborhoods. There are three project sites containing one to five rain garden beds sized between 300 to 5,000 square feet with an average size of 1,500 square feet. Combined, 8,300 square feet of rain garden have been created. One of the project sites, the Valley Street Skatepark includes a rain garden to capture runoff from the approximately 13,000 square foot concrete skating surface. A major objective of the Hot Springs Rain Garden Cooperative is to demonstrate green infrastructure principles so that these may be adopted in other parts of the city. To this end, educational signs have been installed at project sites to explain and reinforce environmental benefits of rain gardens and low impact development techniques. This project illustrates how natural resource conservation and low impact development can benefit the community as well as the environment. Project Points of Contact: Daniel Messplay, Planner Planning and Zoning Division City of Hot Springs 501-321-6651 dmesspiay@cityhs.net Jean Wallace, Director Parks and Trails Department City of Hot Springs 501-321-6870 jwallace@cityhs.net Numerous rain gardens have been installed at three project sites along the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail. £EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA Region 6 seeks to provide information and recognition for green infrastructure projects within our Region. If you would like your project featured, please contact Suzanna Perea at 214-665-7217 or perea.suzanna@epa.gov. ------- |