VanDerveerElementarySchool
RainGardenDesign
TheVanDerveerSchoolisapublicelementaryschoolthatservesK
through5thGradestudentsfromtheBoroughofSomerville,Somerset
County.
VanDerveeristhefirstschooltosignupfortheRiverFriendly...
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VanDerveerElementarySchool
RainGardenDesign
TheVanDerveerSchoolisapublicelementaryschoolthatservesK
through5thGradestudentsfromtheBoroughofSomerville,Somerset
County.
VanDerveeristhefirstschooltosignupfortheRiverFriendly
BusinessCertificationProgramadministeredbytheNewJerseyWater
SupplyAuthority.
ByparticipatingintheRiver-FriendlyBusinessprogram,
theschoolreceivesguidanceandtechnicalassistancetohelpthemprotectandimprovewaterresources.
Theprogramalsoprovidesanopportunitytoeducatefaculty,staff,studentsaswellasthebroadercommunity
aboutactionsthatcanbetakentoprotectwaterresourcesinthewatershedwheretheylive,workandplay.
Theseraingardensareaveryvisible
andcentralelementofVanDerveer’scommitmenttoachieve
River-Friendlycertification.
Vegetable
Garden
Rain
Garden#2
InletInlet
DownspoutDownspout
RainBarrel
Downspout
Rain
Garden#1
RAINGARDEN#1
PLANTINGPLAN
SITEPLAN
RAINGARDEN#2
PLANTINGPLAN
ExistingSiteConditions
RainGarden#2RainGarden#2RainGarden#1RainGarden#1
School
Building
ConcreteWalk
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