Through funding provided by The Funders Network, van Beuren Charitable Foundation, Prince Charitable Trusts and the Rhode Island Foundation, ERICD partnered with the City of Newport, the Women's Resource Center, the Newport Health Equity Zone and North End residents. The project's vision focused on fostering civic engagement in this under-represented community by educating them on stormwater issues and actively engaging them in the decision-making regarding solutions. They are the ones who decided where the neighborhood would be best served by a green infrastructure stormwater mitigation installation.

The Green Infrastructure BMP system was installed at Pell Elementary School. Water enters the system in two areas. The first opening is a soft opening designed for light rain storms. It is lined with plants, which absorb the stormwater. The second opening catches water at high velocity rates from the above paved areas. This opening is lined with riprap stone to slow the water entering the system. Once the water enters the system, it is first stored in a fore bay and then overflows into a second bay. Both bays were dug out four feet and filled with stone and engineered soil. We than planted the second bay to help suck up water using the plants. Combined, the bays treat 11,700 gallons of water per one-quarter inch rain event. Once the system is filled up (11,700 gallons) the water is still treated by slowing it down enough using riprap. Prior to this system being installed, the water would run quickly over the drains, causing flooding and allowing pollluted water to enter the watershed.