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South Carolina Rain Garden Manual: includes instructions on how to build and maintain a rain garden, as well as a plants appropriate to each zone in South Carolina.

INSTRUCTIONS  TO DOWNLOAD THE RAIN GARDEN MANUAL
P
lease upgrade to the newest version of Adobe Reader to download one of the below files - an Adobe link is available on our home page.

You only need to download ONE of the files below, but the first file is a smaller file size for those who may have difficulty downloading the larger file size.

1.  Download Compressed File of SC Rain Garden Manual (2.47MB - pdf file)
** This download is recommended for older computers and slower Internet connections.

2.  Download High Resolution File of SC Rain Garden Manual (13MB - pdf file)
**This download will produce highest quality resolution, but will require a fast Internet connection and a fast computer processing speed.

INSTRUCTIONS ON ORDERING A PRINT COPY OF THE RAIN GARDEN MANUAL
You may also place an order for a professionally-assembled booklet. Print copies are available for $4 each ($3 each for 10 or more copies) at the Public Service Publishing site - search for PubCode IL 87. Orders may also be placed by calling the PSA Publishing office at (888) 772-2665.

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Rain Garden Tri-fold Brochure includes plant options and brief instructions for rain garden implementation specific to the lowcountry. (267KB, pdf)
logo image of DHEC Runoff Toolbox The Polluted Runoff Outreach Toolbox is designed for stormwater professionals, stormwater stakeholder groups and anyone else interested in developing outreach programs to encourage the public to reduce their contribution to polluted runoff.
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Community Associations and Stormwater Management: A Coastal South Carolina Perspective (9,202 KB, pdf)

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 General stormwater awareness billstuffer - example provided is for the Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium. (129KB, pdf)

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 Cartoon billstuffer on stormwater awareness (193KB, pdf)

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Lawn Watering Tips & 9 Principles of Environmentally Friendly Landscaping (126KB, pdf)

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Proper Disposal of Pet Waste postcard (323KB, pdf)

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Lexington Countywide Stormwater Consortium brochure (1,075KB, pdf)

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 Rain Garden article featured in Lake Murray-Columbia, June 2008 (1.7MB, pdf)

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 4H2O Classroom article featured in Lake Murray-Columbia, August 2008 (649KB, pdf)

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 Stormwater ad series (436KB, pdf)
 

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 Plant pallette (587KB, pdf) for rain gardens in SC, developed by Fuss & O'Neill
Natural Resources Defense Council Out of the Gutter (1.4MB, pdf), produced in 2002 by the NRDC.  Outlines potential for LID in the nation's capital.  Includes helpful LID glossary and municipal/county self-assessment in regards to the obstacles of LID implementation.
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Final Report of the Statewide Task Force on RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFERS (349KB, pdf)

PRESENTATIONS

Presentation from Low Impact Case Studies Workshop, October 2009 at Hobcaw Barony, Georgetown, SC [PerviousPavingInstallation_CPhelps, 672KB, pdf]
Presentation from Low Impact Case Studies Workshop, October 2009 at Hobcaw Barony, Georgetown, SC [BaruchBioretentionCells_DHitchcock, 2MB, pdf]
Presentation from Low Impact Case Studies Workshop, October 2009 at Hobcaw Barony, Georgetown, SC [LIDImplementation_LVandiver, 2MB, pdf]
Presentation from Low Impact Case Studies Workshop, October 2009 at Hobcaw Barony, Georgetown, SC [LIDatHobcaw_NSaladin, 2MB, pdf]
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 Green Solutions to Pollution: Rainwater Harvesting is a presentation delivered by Dr. Dan Hitchock at the Waccamaw River Conference in March 2008. (615KB, pdf)

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 Rain Gardens - Plant Materials Selection by Betsy Kaemmerlen, delivered at the Cayce Rain Garden Workshop on December 3, 2008. (2.56MB,pdf)

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Stormwater Runoff presentation delivered by Synithia Williams at the Cayce Rain Garden Workshop on December 3, 2008. (1MB,pdf)
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Rain Garden Introduction and Design presentation delivered by Katie Giacalone at the Cayce Rain Garden Workshop on December 3, 2008. (2.31MB,pdf)


CONSORTIUM MATERIALS


LCSC Logo Sample budget plan for Rain Garden Workshop (84KB, pdf)
LCSC Logo Sign-In Sheet for Attendance Report to Activity Database (11KB, pdf)


 VIDEOS

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 View available Carolina Clear videos at this YouTube channel link.
 

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