The County of Ocean entered into an agreement with the NJ Department of EnvironmentalrnProtection in July 2002 and subsequently with the County Soil Conservation District to restorernthese impaired basins and create attractive and efficient Rain Gardens. This was an opportunity for Ocean County to establish a pilot program to explore methodsrnof increasing infiltration in its owned and maintained stormwater facilities. The goals were to increase infiltration at the site, reduce flooding, minimize non-point source pollution and restore each basin to a more natural system.