Rain gardens help to filter stormwater. Our urban areas have lots of hard surfaces like roofs, driveways, roads and carparks. When it rains, water carries litter, leaves, silt, oils and nutrients that can pollute our waterways.

Rain gardens help clean the stormwater and allow a little to soak into the ground. The litter and leaves stay at the surface to break down or be collected later. Silt and oils are trapped in the soil where microbes break them down over time. Nutrients are used by the plants for growth and keep them happy.

We're building rain gardens in the City of Charles Sturt. Learn more about our rain garden program.