Kara Young

thanks everyone! This is great feedback and much appreciated. <3 <3

Someone asked about incentives and their purpose: Local and State Incentives (rebates, tax credits, copayments, free rain barrels, etc), are there to reward private properties, both residential and commercial, who retrofit their landscapes or drainage. Rewarding them because the city needs help relieving their combined sewer systems. OR in areas like the southwest, so the city can have some relief on its limited water capabilities. Of course, it's all about the economics of local waterway commerce, property damage, and EPA fines. You mostly see incentives in cities with combined sewer systems, any major cities around large watersheds, and now in medium to large cities where water scarcity is becoming a huge issue.

Hi everyone!

New to this forum, and have spent all morning reading about rain garden construction tips and rain catchment. This is an AMAZING source for people. My mind is blown! I work for a startup called Rainplan, and our entire focus is on getting cities and people to utilize stormwater incentive programs. Especially since 80% of rain fall lands on private property. Anywho, we often struggle with the education side of things for people. Most of our team are not certified green experts, but more techies. I would love to get feedback on our incentive search website and/or be able to start partnering with experts in the field.

Too long, didn't read:

1. Would love feedback on our incentive search engine. www.myrainplan.com
2. Would love to start partnering and helping promote green experts and their events. We can't contribute a ton of education, but we can certainly help promote and champion others with this skill set.