TUESDAY PREVIEW: Take a RainWise walking tour in West Seattle

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(WSB file photo – RainWise cisterns at Peace Lutheran Church)

Perhaps you’re listening to tonight’s rain coursing through a downspout and wondering if there’s something better to do with all that water than let it run into a side sewer or the street (eventually polluting local waterways). There might be, especially if you’re eligible for RainWise. The program offering subsidized features such as cisterns to store rainwater, or raingardens to filter it, is still going strong, and tomorrow night (Tuesday, June 9) is offering a short walking tour in West Seattle to show off possibilities and answer questions. It’s a free tour leaving from, and returning to, the northwest corner of AT Milo Park at 8402 30th SW (the long-ago Denny International Middle School site), 6 pm Tuesday. They’re requesting you RSVP by registering here.

Randy Winn June 9, 2026 (9:08 am)

I joined the RainWise program about 8 years ago, and it has been GREAT!It was a little work upfront but so very worth it! I use the cistern water on my flower gardens so I don’t draw on city water until August, and I’m proud of helping improve our sustainability situation. (Also the garden is nice in itself!)I urge every homeowner in the relevant area to check it out!

rmk June 10, 2026 (7:20 am)

Not sure why they are excluding certain addresses from this program

WSB June 10, 2026 (10:30 am)

Because (a) not all propertie are suitable
(b) The main goal has been to reduce stormwater into the combined sewer in certain “basins” feeding local waterways – we covered this many years ago, I will do my best to find some of those links for our followup (we had a team member out to cover last night’s walk).
- rmk June 10, 2026 (11:54 am)
  
  perfect, thanks for the explanation!

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