rainscaping

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noun

The use of water management and landscape design techniques to manage rainwater runoff.

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Meanings

nounrainscaping (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe use of water management and landscape design techniques to manage rainwater runoff.

    This project is to create a responsive website to allow the public to input their various rainscaping practices into a database and viewed on a map.

    2015, L Theller, R Andreas, Rain Garden Inventory Responsive and Mobile Site
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    It will invest billions of dollars over a generation in planning, designing, and building community rainscaping, system improvements, and an ambitious program of maintenance and repair.

    2015, Jeffrey P King, Brad Nevois, “Evolution of the Private Inflow Reduction Process in St. Louis”, in Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation

    That includes irrigation efficiency practices, rainwater harvesting, stormwater capture, water recycling, and reductions in domestic water use such as xeri- or rainscaping.

    2015, Katie Markovich, Climate Change, Development, and Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions in Grand Canyon National Park
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