Seattle Public Utilities already built Meadowbrook Pond because the stormwater problem here was that bad. A bioswale is the residential version of what SPU did for the neighborhood.
Apply for Pilot ProgramMeadowbrook is the one neighborhood in the watershed where the city already admitted the problem was serious enough to build infrastructure. Meadowbrook Pond is a constructed stormwater facility - Seattle Public Utilities spent millions creating it to manage flooding and improve water quality in Thornton Creek.
You walk past it every day. That pond is doing for the neighborhood what a bioswale does for a single property: capturing stormwater, filtering pollutants, and releasing water slowly instead of letting it slam into the creek all at once. The difference is scale.
The city built the big infrastructure. Your property still sits on the same alderwood soil and hardpan as every other lot in the watershed. A residential bioswale completes the system - handling the runoff from your roof and driveway before it ever reaches the pond or the creek. Meadowbrook already understands green infrastructure. You see it working every time you pass the pond.
Tailored stormwater and landscaping solutions for your property.
Custom bioswales designed to complement Meadowbrook Pond's wetland filtration. Native plantings that mirror the pond's own ecology.
Rain gardens, French drains, permeable surfaces, and infiltration systems. Reduce the load on Meadowbrook Pond by absorbing runoff on your property.
Full-service landscaping using wetland-edge native species. Designs that blend seamlessly with Meadowbrook's natural character.
We're selecting 5 founding homeowners for our first residential bioswale installations. Meadowbrook residents already live alongside green infrastructure - a bioswale on your property is the natural next step.
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