Hathaway’s substitute for rain gardens helps underserved communities

Professor Jon Hathaway, a UT civil and environmental engineering professor, studies urban hydrology and how green infrastructure improves cities by reducing flooding and pollution. With a $2.6 million USFS grant, his interdisciplinary team built four low-cost gravel-tree stormwater systems in underserved Knoxville areas, pairing education, workforce training, and scalable designs.