Belmar Rain Garden makes Rutgers Calendar

Belmar’s Rain Garden is featured as “Miss November” in the Rutgers Water Resources Program Calendar for 2010.

The Belmar rain garden was a collaborative project between the Belmar
Borough Environmental Commission and Master Gardeners from Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County.   The rain garden is situated near the intersection of Eighth Avenue and North Lake Drive
by Silver Lake and is frequented by citizens of the adjacent
community.  The purpose of installing the rain garden was to divert a portion of the runoff from the road into a vegetative system rather than directly into the storm sewer that discharges into Silver Lake.  It is also intended to serve as an example for homeowners in the area to replicate on their own properties.

See more pictures and information  here.

This rain garden manages stormwater from a portion of North Lake Drive.  The
drainage area was estimated by observing the direction of flow over the road and along the curb/gutter system.  It was determined ahead of time that a curb cut would be required.

After obtaining support from Belmar’s Mayor and Council and being awarded a grant from Verizon, the Belmar Environmental
Commission worked alongside the Master Gardeners from Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County to plan and install the rain garden.  The first step of the rain garden installation was to perform the heavy excavation and curb cut.  A small stone-lined ditch was created to connect the curb cut with the rain garden.  A berm was formed on the side of the rain garden closest to the lake.  The final size of the rain garden was 275 square feet in area and 6 inches in depth.  The excavation was generously performed by the the Belmar Borough Public Works Department. Master Gardener  volunteers performed fine excavation by hand, planting, and mulching.  The Belmar Boy Scout Troop also assisted with the rain garden planting.

So if you’re walking around the lake one day, stop by the rain garden and check out the great work done by the volunteers who made this all possible.   Great job everyone and Thanks!

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