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A
- aquatic habitat
- arterial roads
- alum
B
- baffle
- bank stabilization
- baseflow
- berm
- best management practice
- biodegradation
- biofiltration
- bioinfiltration
- bioretention practice
- Bioswale
- biotic impairment
- brownfield
- Brushing
- buffer zones
- bypass flow
C
- catch basin
- catchment
- cistern
- clay
- coagulation
- coarse sediment
- cofferdam
- collector roadway
- compacted soil
- compost
- concentrated flow
- concentrated stormwater runoff
- contributing area
- conventional roof
- curb-cut
- curb bump-out
D
E
F
- fiber roll
- filter fabric
- filtration
- filter strip
- first flush
- flash
- floatables
- flocculant
- flocculation
- flow paths
- flow-through device
- fluvial systems
- footprint
- forebay
- fractured flow
G
- geotextile
- grade
- grade control structures
- green roof
- green space
- geotextile
- gross solids
- grubbing
H
- herbaceous perennial
- High-density polyethylene
- highly urban and ultra-urban environments
- hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer material (k),
- hydraulic grade line
- hydraulic gradient (i),
- hydraulic model
- hydrodynamic separator
- hydrogeology
I
J
K
L
- large lot residential
- level spreader
- live storage
- longitudinal slope
- low permeability soils
M
- manhole
- media
- mesic
- moderate to steep slopes
- MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System)
- mulching
N
O
P
Q
R
- Rationale Method
- receiving water
- redundant
- removal efficiency
- resuspension
- riparian zone
- riprap
- riprap
- rock armored
- rock riffle
S
T
U
- highly urban and ultra-urban environments
- underdrain
- under-draining
V
W
X
Y
Z