WaterRICH is a RiverLink initiative to assist homeowners in understanding and implementing rainwater management, and encourage them to become better stewards of our natural resources. The program is an easily accessible, comprehensive resource for understanding how to manage water in a residential setting.
WaterRICH will teach you how to harvest rainwater, create garden features which promote water seeping into the soil (stormwater features), and reduce outside water needs.The Program also offers hands-on workshops that teach site analysis and introduce design tools needed to select water quality and infiltration mechanisms to use right in your backyard.
The goal of the project is to increase infiltration of stormwater into the ground and water table, reduce the use of potable water, improve water quality in the French Broad River Watershed and reduce pressure on the existing stormwater system.
