Lenexa’s Stormwater Division makes improvements to the stormdrain system to prevent flooding and property damage, as well as to prevent stormwater pollution. View current Rain to Recreation Capital Improvement Projects (CIP).

In every project, we strive to accomplish the Rain to Recreation program goals of:

• Flood prevention. The city's efforts in flood prevention involves investigating complaints of existing flooding as well as modeling streams for potential flooding. If homes are threatened, Rain to Recreation works to initiate a capital improvement project to solve the problem.
• Water protection. Rain to Recreation protects restored streams and other natural areas with Best management Practices to also prevent and/or reduce pollution. Native plantings, stream buffers, sediment forebays, wetlands and bioretention cells are just a few of the ways the city works to keep water clean.
• Habitat restoration. There is often a significant amount of habitat that is affected during project work. Rain to Recreation tries to improve habitat on all projects by leaving the bottom of restored channels natural, and providing riffle and pool structures in all restored streams, as well as native corridors adjacent to the streams. We also protect a habitat zone around lakes to provide future preservation, and provide fish structures, such as brush piles and sand beds, in all lakes and nesting boxes for a variety of birds on most projects.
• Education and recreation. A vital part of every project is educating the stakeholders, whether it’s generating buy-in from the beginning, outlining recreational amenities like trails and playgrounds or setting outlines for how to protect areas after construction. In every project, Rain to Recreation works to involve local citizens, businesses and other area stakeholders to increase communication and satisfy needs.

View past Rain to Recreation projects
Lake Lenexa regional detention

Mize Lake regional detention

Flat Rock Creek stream restoration

Parkhurst stream restoration

Manchester Park stream restoration

Brentwood neighborhood flood control

Hidden Woods pond restoration