Rainwater Harvesting - St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada - Case Study

• Project Location: St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada
  
• Project Details: Rainwater harvesting tank for a retirement village
  
• Completion Date: August 2004

An Atlantis Stormwater Management System has been installed at Heildelburg Retirement Village Site in St. Catherines, Ontario, CANADA. The system was specified by Kerry T Howe Engineering Ltd. and installed in August 2004.

Some of the collected storm water will ex-filtrate into the ground through the surrounding slightly permeable native soil. Addidtional storm water in the trench will irrigate the adjacent trees and bushes through sub-surface irrigation. The remaining water will drain into the existing municipal storm sewers through controlled outlets. By managing most of the storm water locally and delaying the release of the rest, this trench will prevent local flooding during heavy storms. The trench is designed to provide adequate detention for a hundred-year storm.