Typical Practices and Controls
Planning practices include several related approaches that were developed independently by various practitioners. These differently named approaches include similar concepts and share similar goals in protecting water quality.
- Conservation design, also called Conservation Development
- Better Site Design
- Green Infrastructure.
Planners select structural LID practices for an individual site in consideration of the site's land use, hydrology, soil type, climate and rainfall patterns. There are many variations on these LID practices, and some practices may not be suitable for a given site. Many are practical for retrofit or site renovation projects, as well as for new construction. Frequently used practices include:
- Bioretention cells, also known as rain gardens
- Cisterns and rain barrels
- Green roofs
- Pervious concrete, also called "porous pavement", similar to Permeable paving
- Grassed swales, also known as bioswales.
- Commercially manufactured stormwater management devices that capture pollutants (e.g., media filters) and/or aid in on-site infiltration
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