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Rain Garden Native Planting List
Perennials and Ferns: | Shrubs: |
Blue false indigo (Baptisia australis) | American beautyberry (Calicarpa americana) |
Blue flag iris (Iris versicolor) | Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum) |
Blue star (Amsonia tabemaemontana) | Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) |
Blue vervain (Verbena hastata) | Broad-leaved meadowsweet (Spirea latifolia) |
Boltonia (Boltonia asteroides) | Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) |
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) | Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) |
Bottlebrush grass (Hystrix patula) | Inkberry (Ilex glabra) |
Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus) | Narrow-leaved meadowsweet (Spirea alba) |
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) | Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) |
Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) | Possumhaw (Viburnum nudum) |
Culvers root (Veronicastrum virginicum) | Red-osier dogwood (Comus sericea) |
Golden ragwort (Senecio aureus) | St. Johnswort (Hypericum densiflorum) |
Goldenrod (Solidago patula, S. rugosa) | Silky dogwood (Comus amomum) |
Great blue lobelia (Lobelia siphlitica) | Smooth alder (Alnus serrulata) |
Green bullrush (Scirpus atrovirens) | Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) |
Horsetail (Equisetum species) | Swamp azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) |
Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) | Swamp rose (Rosa palustris) |
Mistflower (Eupatorium colestinum) | Sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) |
Monkey flower (Mimulus ringens) | Wild raisin (Viburnum cassinoides) |
New England aster (Aster novae-anglia) | Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) |
New York aster (Aster novi-belgii) | Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica) |
Perennials and Ferns: | |
Obedient plant (Physotegia virginiana) | |
Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) | |
Seedbox (Ludwigia altemifolia) | |
Sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis) | |
Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) | |
Soft rush (Juncus effusus) | |
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incamata) | |
Swamp rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) | |
Swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) | |
Switchgrass (panicum virgatum) | |
Threadleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata) | |
Tussock sedge (Carex stricta) | |
White turtlehead (Chelone glabra) | |
Woolgrass (Scirpus cyperinus) | |
SWM Permit#:
Small Projects Guide - Sample Operation & Maintenance Plan
Construction:
1. Install erosion and sedimentation control facilities.
2. Stormwater Management Facility shall be installed before impervious areas are completed. If earthwork is involved during the construction of the impervious area, then extreme caution shall be taken so that sediment does not wash into the SWM Facility.
3. Mark the locations of the SWM facility.
4. Excavate the SWM Facility to the required depth. Contact municipality for inspection prior to filling. If standing water is encountered, a SWM Site Plan may need to be submitted; contact Municipal Engineer. All excavated materials shall be removed from the site or stabilized.
For Stone Infiltration Structures
5. Line excavation with Geotextile.
6. Backfill SWM Facility with required stone. If required: Install piping, cleanouts and associated facilities as detailed.
7. If required: Close geotextile material over stone bedding.
8. If required: Place topsoil over trench.
9. Stabilize and seed all disturbed areas.
For Rain Gardens
10. Place topsoil over excavated area.
11. Install plantings as shown on the plan.
12. Stabilize and seed all disturbed areas.
Maintenance:
1. The SWM Facility shall be checked regularly to ensure that no standing water exists in the facility 3 days after a rain event. If water is encountered, the facility may need to be modified. Notification of the Township is required if facility is not functioning before any modifications are made.
2. Monitor the SWM facility to ensure that no sediment, grass clippings, leaves, and other similar accumulations occur on top of, and/or within, the SWM Facility.
3. Homeowner to submit an inspection report to the Township one year after construction and every 3rd year there afterwards.
I have read and agree to the above Operation and Maintenance Plan. I, as the property owner, am responsible for the proper construction and operation and maintenance for the SWM Facilities. If I fail to adhere to any of these tasks, the Township may perform the services required and charge the appropriate fees. Nonpayment of the fees may result in a lien against my property.
Applicant Name (Printed) Signature Date
(Ord. 2022-01, 7/25/2022)