Why reduce rain runoff? Meet WNC residents and business owners and hear why they are taking action.
People take action for many reasons:
- Increasing their home’s property value
- Showing that their business uses water resources responsibly
- Preventing erosion or flooding in their yard
- Reducing their water bill (especially for watering plants or grass)
Meet the Locals Who Are Making a Difference
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Meet Weston
A Black Mountain resident who implemented green infrastructure to address stormwater issues in their yard.
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Meet Glenda
An Asheville resident turning her garden into a thriving oasis through a RiverLink rain garden program.
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Meet Diana
A Black Mountain resident transforming her home with sustainable water practices.
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Meet Ben
An Asheville resident who tackled major water issues on his property with green infrastructure.
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Meet Anthony
A 5th generation farmer combating the negative impacts of stormwater runoff.
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Meet Maria
The Executive Director of the Mills River Partnership, devoted to preserving water quality in the Mills River.
Meet the Experts Who Are Making a Difference
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Meet a Water Quality Expert
Ann Marie Traylor is the Executive Director of the Environmental Quality Institute (EQI), a nonprofit in Black Mountain.
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Meet a Wildlife Biology Expert
Meet Luke Etchison, the Western Region Aquatic Wildlife Diversity Coordinator at the
NC Wildlife Resources Commission.
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Meet a Fish Expert
Brian Esque is Chair of the North Carolina Council of Trout Unlimited (NCTU), the national non-profit that works to conserve coldwater fisheries.
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Meet a Stormwater Tech
Anne Phillip, Black Mountain’s Stormwater Technician, works to protect the Swannanoa River from stormwater runoff degradation.
Meet the Businesses Who Are Making a Difference
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Stormwater in Hendersonville
The City of Hendersonville installed innovative green infrastructure features at Patton Park to protect the local creek (Brittain Creek) from stormwater runoff.
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Stormwater at Sunny Point
An Asheville-based restaurant that resolved flooding from roof runoff by redirecting it into rain barrels.
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Stormwater at New Belgium
An Asheville-based brewery on the banks of the French Broad using green infrastructure to keep rain runoff on-site.
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