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Oakland County’s RainSmart pilot credited with reducing runoff; EPA tentatively awards $745,000 to expand program
Summary
Water Resources staff told commissioners the two‑year RainSmart rebate pilot led to nearly 300 households installing green infrastructure and an estimated 1.4 million gallons of stormwater captured; staff said the EPA has given tentative selection for a $745,000 GLRI grant to expand the program with no local match required.
Lehi Seymour, chief engineer with the Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner’s office, and Stephanie Petrillo, environmental planner with WRC, presented results of a two‑year RainSmart Rebate pilot and a request to expand the program.
Seymour said about 900 people applied over two years, 482 received one‑on‑one site assessments and nearly 300 homeowners installed at least one project, producing roughly 683 individual installations across the district including rain barrels, trees and rain gardens. “We had almost 683 individual rain barrels, trees, and rain gardens installed over 2 years,” Seymour said during the presentation.
Petrillo described program design and incentives: eligible homeowners could receive up to…
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