The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization works to protect and improve water quality, habitat and natural resources in an urban watershed that drains directly into the Mississippi River. We are a joint-powers local government unit and one of approximately three dozen watershed organizations in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Our member communities include Columbia Heights, Fridley, Hilltop, Lauderdale, Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, St. Anthony Village and Saint Paul.
The MWMO encompasses 25,543 acres (39.9 square miles) of fully developed urban lands and waters. We partner with our member communities to invest in green infrastructure that captures, cleans and reuses stormwater runoff. Our team monitors and tracks water quality in the watershed and conducts education and outreach to promote active environmental stewardship among residents.
Despite what some morons might say, climate change is very real. We should all be taking it much more seriously. Thanks for getting the info out there.
As a gardener I've encountered a few similar issues and have attempted to solve them through design fixes. One is making sure that the garden hose pipe is hooked up to the water BEFORE the water softener to ensure that salt isn't wasted on irrigation. Sometimes older buildings need retrofits. Another is to create swales in the landscape for snow storage and precipitation percolation. I like the observation of removing vegetation that shades walkways and steps. I have often wondered why curbs and the grade aren't inverted to allow for storage in boulevards. Also redirecting downspouts on buildings to water the beds rather than sheeting it out to the sewer or street. Last, I have worked in a commercial project that was not installed according to rainwater collection plans: the installer did not like the inverted parking islands and rebuilt the curbs, not according to retention model plans, instead created this doming effect of shedding and sheeting snowmelt. Sometimes changing design expectations is harder than moving mountains even if those mountains are made from snow.
Great to learn about this! I hope to make it to one of the fishing events. I also resonated with meeting across cultures because we each have fishing as part of our history and culture. Gets me thinking about sharing tasty recipes too
I came to see the installation of the hose as well and a few ideas how to get the ground level for the patio pavers. Seems like that was all done ahead of time and she just put back the pavers where they were previously fitted because how often is the ground even exactly where you need it to be.
Those pavers aren’t level, nor stable, do you realize the water weight? I would definitely secure that barrel to the house, I hate to see a neighborhood child or someone’s beloved pet get injured, or killed. You are not qualified to be giving advice.
I realize that this video waa made 3y ago. The way you stacked the paver blocks, right on the uneven ground, will eventually fail you. The last few years have been very dry, down here over the Minnesota/Iowa border. So, our ground hasnt been saturated with rain water for some time. The proper way to do this, would digging about a 6" deep hole, where the pavers will set. In the bottom of that hole, put "Locking" sand at about 3" depth. Then, top that off with some crushed rock (gravel, pea gravel, etc.) Make sure its packed in tight. (Tamp it). If you leave it like you have it, eventually the ground will get saturated with heavy rain. That would cause those pavers to start moving around in the mud. With this, i would also line the four sides of the hole with something to keep it from collapsing into the hole (Pond Liner Material, ground rated 2x6, cut metal pieces, etc). This would be an extra safety measure, to keep the heavy, saturated soil from collapsing in on the lighter, more porous, rock and sand. But, if the sand and crushed rock is packed in well enough, that could hold it stable. Why this works is, the crushed gravel and LOCKING sand, allow water to flow though it. So, no water will stay in that hole. The soil at the bottom of the hole is packed tight enough that it won't cause any movement. If i wasn't clear about something, please hit me back with questions. Thank you for the info on rain barrels.
question have you ever tried installing rain barrel under valley on a roof I am sure you will get some spillage but 100 gallons is worth a try as opposed to not positioning a rain barrel at all? i understand the gutter installation but i have issues on the valley both sides of my house
We haven't tried it personally, but if it works, it works! Any way of conveying runoff into the rainbarrel that works for you should be fine. The main point of gutters and downspouts is to convey runoff away from the foundation of your house and toward specific locations. If you don't need that, and you have another way of getting rainwater into the rainbarrel that works for you, go for it! You could also do a partial gutter install specifically to convey runoff from a certain part of your roof into the rainbarrel.
You can buy rainbarrels at most home centers. This particular model is available each spring through a sale run by the Recycling Association of Minnesota.
Good question! Not if your rainbarrel has a screen like the one in our video. But if you have an open-top rainbarrel or they can reach the water some other way, then they can lay their eggs in it.
I was thinking about leaving it on as mentioned before open the valve. I say this because the rain in winter can be a lot. It will travel back to the foundation and or freeze where the barrel was
The bee curl died as it was hiding behind the dry grass then there was a door matt (which now they have appoligized) then now you have only one step to get into the den 😂
Thanks for a good, clear video! That's a nice rain barrel - I like the screened-in top, and the overflow hose. Just learned something, I think - BMP? Best Management Practice? Thanks!
As a policy, we don't endorse products or companies, but this is the product shown in the video: www.amazon.com/FCMP-Outdoor-RC4000-BRN-Catcher-Barrel/dp/B00LIGPOW4
