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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?

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  • What's the Problem?
  • The Benefits of Green Infrastructure
  • Learn More About Green Infrastructure

Municipal and Community Resources

Permeable pavement, St. Albans, Vermont
  • Outreach Tools
  • Stormwater Tools in New England
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  • Local Organizations

Share Your Story

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  • New England Webinar Series
  • See Who's Soaking Up the Rain
  • Get Updates from Soak Up the Rain

Resources for Residents

Green Roof
  • What You Can Do
  • Disconnect Downspouts
  • Green Roofs
  • Permeable Pavement
  • Rain Barrels
  • Rain Gardens
  • Trees
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What's New

Let's Talk About Heat Challenge
Submissions due July 22, 2022

Soak Up the Rain New England Webinar Series

Compendium of Federal Nature-Based Resources for Coastal Communities, States, Tribes, and Territories, April 2022 (pdf) (621 K)

CWSRF Best Practices Guide for Financing Nonpoint Source Solutions; Building Successful Project Funding Partnerships, December 2021 (pdf) (8 MB)

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

View Other Related Webinars

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

Contact Us to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on June 24, 2022
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