Soak Up the Rain
Soak Up the Rain is a stormwater public outreach and education program to raise awareness about the costly impacts of polluted stormwater runoff and encourage compliance with stormwater rules and requirements through nature-based solutions such as green infrastructure and low impact development. We can all be part of the solution. This website features outreach tools, resource lists, webinars, and many other resources to encourage citizens, municipalities and others to take action. These materials can help communities increase stormwater health and resiliency, comply with stormwater rules and requirements, and build a healthier, greener community.
Why Soak Up the Rain?
Municipal and Community Resources
Resources for Residents

What's New
Let's Talk About Heat Challenge
Submissions due July 22, 2022
Soak Up the Rain New England Webinar Series
Recordings of Previous Soak Up the Rain Webinars
- Slides Available: Building Equity into Nature-Based Solutions for Massachusetts Communities
- Managing Phosphorus Pollution with Stormwater Bioretention Systems: A Soil Study
- Slides Available: Shovel-Ready and Beyond! A Green Infrastructure Case Study in the Three Bays Watershed
- Building Greener Boston: Creating and Connecting the Green Infrastructure Workforce
- Greener Streets: The Burlington, Vermont Great Streets Initiative
Read about the latest New England green infrastructure and resiliency projects in EPA's Resilience & Adaptation in New England (RAINE) database
Keep track of Federal Funding Opportunities for Green Infrastructure