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Figure 8.5 – Rainwater Capture. Photo by: PSF 2012
Photo by: Harry Cunningham on Unsplash See how stormwater reducing
techniques can be applied to
• Carrying out rainwater harvesting: You can neighbourhoods (SEA Street project,
prevent runoff from your roof by collecting
rain in rainwater harvesting tanks and other in Seattle) and in urban areas (around
rainwater-capture methods to conserve water Metro Vancouver and Victoria) and the
resources (Figure 8 .5) . Stored rainwater can many benefits it can achieve.
later be used for your own needs in the garden
or around the home . The Regional District of
Nanaimo has a comprehensive guide for doing
so, while the Capital Regional District provides a
list of suppliers of rainwater tanks and systems .
• Changing your car washing habits: You can
avoid washing your car over paved surfaces,
by either going to a carwash that recycles and
controls where its water ends up or wash your
car over a permeable surface, such as a lawn, to
prevent detergents and residues from your car
directly entering storm drains . And mind the
water restrictions!
• Supporting community policies and projects
that apply nature-based solutions: You can
encourage your local government to consider
nature-based solutions in their adaptation plans
and urban designs and vote for politicians that will .
• Remembering that ‘messy is beautiful’ when
planning your garden and yard, and planting
native plants that are better suited to local
conditions, use fewer resources, and are more Figure 8.6 – Plant native salmonberry to attract
likely to thrive during adverse conditions such as pollinators and provide a food source for wildlife in
drought (Figure 8 .6) . your yard! Photo by: Maria Catanzaro

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