RainSmart
Click Here to Apply for our RainSmart Program!
About RainSmart
RainSmart is a collection of programs aimed at helping Chattanooga residents to become better educated on best land stewardship practices for water quality & stormwater reduction, as well as offering incentives to eligible City residents for installing rain barrels, rain gardens, native plantings, & becoming “creek-friendly yards”.
RainSmart’s goals:
- Public education and outreach on best practices for individuals and households to reduce stormwater pollution
- Encourage public involvement
- Reduction of stormwater runoff into the City’s storm sewer system. What is stormwater runoff? It’s rain water that falls on impervious surfaces (such as your roof, driveway, the road etc.) and doesn't get absorbed into the ground. This excess water then runs off those surfaces and can carry with it any pollutants it picks up along the way like trash, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizer, sediment (soil), e. coli, etc. into our creeks and streams! Stormwater runoff can also add to erosion & flooding issues as it overburdens our natural waterways
Programs included in RainSmart:
Click the logos below to see details on each program
RainSmart Yards & NoogaKnox Challenge 2022
Chattanooga and Knoxville are linked together in many ways, maybe most importantly by the flowing waters of the Tennessee River. The NoogaKnox Challenge is an effort created by a consortium of university, municipal, nonprofit, and industry professionals in Knoxville and Chattanooga. We are striving to motivate all Tennesseans to take an active role in the health of our streams and rivers. Become RainSmart Yards certified to join the challenge!
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*Sign up for the NoogaKnox Challenge*
- NoogaKnox dashboard - see the stats, who's winning?
Subsidized price rain barrels for eligible City of Chattanooga residents
Stormwater Division
1250 Market Street, Suite 2100
Chattanooga, TN 37403
(423) 643 - 5877
email:
stormwater@chattanooga.gov
To report an issue please call 311 at 423-643-6311
Click here to view information on the proposed FEMA Floodplain Map Update
Check Mocassin Bend Wastewater Treatment Plant Information for sanitary sewer information