In 2005, the Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District and the Toledo-Lucas County Rain Garden Initiative worked with Bill Decker Sr. of Decker Homes, Brian Retar of Farnham, Wirries, and Berning, and Tom Schoen of Vintage Gardens to design a cul-de-sac style rain garden. The rain garden drains approximately 1.2 acres of Deer Ravine Court, including driveways, front yards, and the roadway (see watershed area photo below). Runoff is introduced through one of four curb cuts that are set equidistant around the perimeter of the rain garden.

 
For the location of the Deer Valley rain garden, point and click on the map below: