PEOPLE/AWARDSThe Town of Leet (Pennsylvania) received a $2,000 grant from the Allegheny County Department of Economic Development to formulate a new stormwater management plan.
The City of Kitchener (Ontario) received a $750,000 grant to build stormwater management features into the community’s new RBJ Schlegel Park. The grant was provided as part of the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program administered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Highlights of the stormwater management include rain gardens in the parking areas, infiltration galleries under the artificial turf playing fields, bioswales and oil/grit separators to remove debris and treat road runoff, and a rock infiltration
