The recommendation to ask people to pay stormwater charges when they concrete over their gardens was about encouraging people to do the right things for the environment, rather than penalising them. We have concreted over too many areas - we need to stop creating a city where we have so much hard surface when what we need are spongier ways of absorbing water. - Emma Howard Boyd
Where utilities dig holes in roads and pavements, there could also be scope for leaving rain gardens in their place. These are small areas by the side of roads or footpaths where vegetation is planted, which can help absorb the runoff after heavy rain. - Emma Howard Boyd
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