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=Proposed portal for Green Infrastructure=
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*Overview of green infrastructure
 
*Stormwater management and green infrastructure
 
*Non-stormwater benefits of green infrastructure
 
*Benefit-costs of green infrastructure stormwater management
 
*Case studies and integrated stormwater management using green infrastructure
 
*Green Infrastructure resources
 
*Links
 
  
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*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_1_-_Best_Management_practices Best management practices]
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:*<span title="This category contains four subcategories: Erosion control practices, sediment control practices, construction tables, and fact sheets"> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Best_management_practices/Construction_practices '''Construction practices''']</span>
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Construction_practices/Erosion_prevention_practices Erosion prevention practices]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Construction_practices/Fact_or_summary_sheet Fact sheets and summary sheets]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Construction_practices/Sediment_control_practices Sediment control practices]
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*:<span title="This page provides links to pages providing cost-benefit information for stormwater best management practices"> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Best_management_practices/Cost_benefit '''Cost benefit information''']</span>
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:*<span title="This page (Category) contains a mixture of subcategories and pages that provide general and technical guidance and information on stormwater best management practices. This does not include specifications and detail (e.g. design, construction, O&M)."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Best_management_practices/Guidance_and_information '''Guidance and information''']</span>
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Guidance_and_information/BMP_overview Overviews of bmps]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Guidance_and_information/BMP_types_and_terminology BMP types and terminology]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Guidance_and_information/Pollutant_removal_and_credits Pollutant removal and credits for bmps]
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:*<span title="Nonstructural stormwater practices are typically not permanent, physical devices or structures but implementation of these practices reduces pollutant loading. Subcategories in this category include better site design, deicing, education, pollution prevention, and street sweeping."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Best_management_practices/Nonstructural_practices '''Nonstructural practices''']</span>
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Nonstructural_practices/Better_site_design Better site design]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Nonstructural_practices/Deicing Deicing]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Nonstructural_practices/Education Education]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Nonstructural_practices/Harvest_and_reuse Harvest and reuse]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Nonstructural_practices/Pollution_prevention Pollution prevention]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Nonstructural_practices/Street_sweeping Street sweeping
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:*<span title="Pretreatment practices remove trash, debris, organic materials, coarse sediments, and associated pollutants from runoff prior to entering structural stormwater BMPs. This category includes subcategories on different pretreatment practices, including filtration, settling, screening, and hydrodynamic separation practices."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Best_management_practices/Pretreatment_practices '''Pretreatment practices''']</span>
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Pretreatment_practices/Hydrodynamic_separation_devices Hydrodynamic separators]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Pretreatment_practices/Other_pretreatment_practices Other pretreatment practices]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Pretreatment_practices/Screening_and_straining_devices Screening and straining practices]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Pretreatment_practices/Filtration_devices Filtration practices]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Pretreatment_practices/Settling_devices Settling devices]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Pretreatment_practices/Tables Tabled information]
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:*<span title="This category provides links to information on how to design, construct/build, operate and maintain, and assess the performance of bmps. Numerous tables and images in this manual provide specifications and details."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Best_management_practices/Specifications_and_details '''Specifications and details''']</span>
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Specifications_and_details/Assessing_performance Assessing performance]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Specifications_and_details/Construction_specifications Construction specifications and recommendations]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Specifications_and_details/Design_criteria Design criteria and recommendations]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Specifications_and_details/Images_and_CADD Images and CADD]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Specifications_and_details/Operation_and_maintenance Operation and maintenance]
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:*<span title="This page (Category) provides links to pages and subcategories that provide information on structural best management practices, including bioretention, tree trenches, swales, media filters, infiltration practices, permeable pavement, green roof, harvest/reuse, and manufactured treatment practices."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Best_management_practices/Structural_practices '''Structural practices''']</span>
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Structural_practices/Bioretention Bioretention]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Structural_practices/Constructed_wetland Constructed wetland]'''
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Structural_practices/Dry_swale Dry swale]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Structural_practices/Green_roof Green roof]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Structural_practices/Infiltration_(trench/basin) Infiltration trench/basin]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Structural_practices/Iron_enhanced_sand_filter Sand filter]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Structural_practices/Permeable_pavement Permeable pavement]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Structural_practices/Proprietary_devices Proprietary devices]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Structural_practices/Sand_filter,_iron_enhanced_sand_filter,_media_filter Iron enhanced sand filter]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Structural_practices/Step_pool Step pool swale]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Structural_practices/Stormwater_wetland Stormwater wetland]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Structural_practices/Tree_trench_and_box Tree trench/box]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Structural_practices/Wet_pond Wet pond]
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::*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Best_management_practices/Structural_practices/Wet_swale Wet swale]
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circle 130 170 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_1_-_Best_Management_practices Best management practices treat or reduce stormwater volume through infiltration, filtration, sedimentation, chemical interaction, and prevention. Examples include bioretention (raingardens), swales, ponds, street sweeping, and pretreatment filtering and settling.]
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circle 1250 450 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Management/MIDS Minimal Impact Design Standards, including definitions, documents, processes, performance goals, and calculator information, including examples, applications, and supporting information for the calculator]
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circle 1550 450 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Management/Winter_management Winter management as it applies to stormwater management, including deicing, chloride, best management practice design and performance, and snow management]
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circle 1000 700 30 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_General_information,_reference,_tables,_images,_and_archives/Tables There are more than 600 tables with information on a wide variety of stormwater topics]
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While green infrastructure is a concept that includes multiple strategies and has a variety of impacts, perhaps the most important component of green infrastructure is water management. Water management includes reduction in peak discharges in rivers, reductions in pollutant loading to surface waters, groundwater recharge, and reduced use of water. Historically, urban stormwater runoff has been considered a liability. Management strategies focused on removing runoff through a highly connected system of pavement and pipes. Constructed ponds and constructed and natural wetlands were used to filter the water and delay and lessen the peak discharge. Studies eventually showed that this pipe and pond system was only marginally effective and did not adequately prevent flooding and pollutant loading of receiving waters.
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Image:Topics image map.png|800px|thumb|alt=imagemap for stormwater BMPs|'''Stormwater Topics found in this stormwater wiki'''. Mouse hover over an '''i''' box to read a description of the practice, or click on an '''i''' box to go to a page on the practice.
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circle 130 170 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_1_-_Best_Management_practices Best management practices treat or reduce stormwater volume through infiltration, filtration, sedimentation, chemical interaction, and prevention. Examples include bioretention (raingardens), swales, ponds, street sweeping, and pretreatment filtering and settling.]
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circle 400 170 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Best_management_practices/Specifications_and_details Specifications and details include guidance and images, including details, on how to design, construct, maintain, and assess stormwater best management practices]
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circle 700 170 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Regulatory/Construction_(CSW) Information on the construction stormwater permit, technical information on construction stormwater best management practices, and links to photos, images, and tables]
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circle 1000 195 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Regulatory/Municipal_(MS4) Information on the municipal (MS4) stormwater permit, technical information on post-construction stormwater best management practices, and links to photos, images, and tables]
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circle 1250 190 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_3_-_Regulatory/Municipal_(MS4)/TMDLs Links to information on total maximum daily loads, including regulatory guidance and information, examples, and tools]
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circle 1550 170 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_1_-_Pollutants Information on pollutants includes pollutant-specific information on phosphorus, solids, bacteria and pathogens, and chloride; information on pollutant removal; and information on pollutants in stormwater runoff]
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circle 130 450 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Technical_and_specific_topic_information/soils_and_media Information on soils and engineered media used in stormwater applications, including soil processes and properties, measuring and assessing soils, media mixes, media applications and performance, and amendements such as iron and biochar]
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circle 400 450 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Technical_and_specific_topic_information/infiltration Information on infiltration of stormwater runoff, including best management practices, constraints on infiltration, evaluating the potential for infiltration, effects on groundwater, and case studies]
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circle 700 450 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Technical_and_specific_topic_information/vegetation Information on applications of vegetation in stormwater management, including planning for vegetation at a site, establishment and maintenance, and plant lists and selection]
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circle 1000 450 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Management/Green_infrastructure Information on green infrastructure and green stormwater infrastructure, including definitions, example and best management practices, operatyion and maintenance, planning, multiple benefits, and case studies]
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circle 1250 450 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Management/MIDS Minimal Impact Design Standards, including definitions, documents, processes, performance goals, and calculator information, including examples, applications, and supporting information for the calculator]
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circle 1550 450 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_Management/Winter_management Winter management as it applies to stormwater management, including deicing, chloride, best management practice design and performance, and snow management]
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circle 130 700 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_1_-_Models,_modeling,_and_monitoring Models, monitoring, and monitoring guidance, including information on specific models, links, and case studies/applications]
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circle 700 700 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_General_information,_reference,_tables,_images,_and_archives/Images The stormwater wiki has about 2000 images, including photos, schematics, graphs, and more]
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circle 1000 700 30 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_General_information,_reference,_tables,_images,_and_archives/Tables There are more than 600 tables with information on a wide variety of stormwater topics]
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circle 1550 700 50 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Level_2_-_General_information,_reference,_tables,_images,_and_archives/Links Though links are embedded throughout the stormwater wiki, this categorization may help you find information quicker]
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Over the past two decades there has been increasing emphasis on retaining stormwater runoff near the point where precipitation falls. This has been accomplished through a variety of infiltration practices. These practices, when properly designed, constructed, and maintained have proven to be effective in reducing pollutant loads and stormwater runoff volumes. However, initial designs often did not consider additional benefits that could be realized with these practices, such as carbon sequestration, habitat development, and aesthetics.
 
  
This page provides a detailed discussion of the relationship between stormwater management and green infrastructure, including a discussion of stromwater practices, integrated stormwater management, and design for multiple benefits.
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==Principles of retaining and infiltrating water==
 
  
==Practices==
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circle 30 125 30 [[Infiltration|Infiltration basins, infiltration trenches, dry wells, and underground infiltration systems capture and temporarily store stormwater before allowing it to infiltrate into the soil. As the stormwater penetrates the underlying soil, chemical, biological and physical processes remove pollutants and delay peak stormwater flows.]]
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circle 270 125 30 [[Bioretention|Bioretention (rain garden) is a terrestrial-based (up-land as opposed to wetland) water quality and water quantity control process. Bioretention employs a simplistic, site-integrated design that provides opportunity for runoff infiltration, filtration, storage, and water uptake by vegetation.]]
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circle 600 125 30 [[Trees|Tree trenches and tree boxes (collectively called tree BMP(s)), the most commonly implemented tree BMPs, can be incorporated anywhere in the stormwater treatment train but are most often located in upland areas of the treatment train. The strategic distribution of tree BMPs help control runoff close to the source where it is generated. Tree BMPs can mimic certain physical, chemical, and biological processes that occur in the natural environment.]]
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circle 690 150 30 [[Permeable pavement|Permeable pavements allow stormwater runoff to filter through surface voids into an underlying stone reservoir for temporary storage and/or infiltration. The most commonly used permeable pavement surfaces are pervious concrete, porous asphalt, and permeable interlocking concrete pavers (PICP). Permeable pavements have been used for areas with light traffic at commercial and residential sites to replace traditional impervious surfaces in low-speed roads, alleys, parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, plazas, and patios.]]
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circle 920 125 30 [[Stormwater and rainwater harvest and use/reuse|A stormwater harvesting and use system is a constructed system that captures and retains stormwater for beneficial use at a different time or place than when or where the stormwater was generated. A stormwater harvesting and use system potentially has four components: collection system (which could include the catchment area and stormwater infrastructure such as curb, gutters, and stormsewers), storage unit (such as a cistern or pond) treatment system: pre and post (that removes solids, pollutants and microorganisms, including any necessary control systems), if needed, and the distribution system (such as pumps, pipes, and control systems).]]
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circle 1130 125 30 [[Green roofs|Green roofs consist of a series of layers that create an environment suitable for plant growth without damaging the underlying roof system. Green roofs create green space for public benefit, energy efficiency, and stormwater retention/ detention. Green roofs occur at the beginning of stormwater treatment trains. Green roofs provide filtering of suspended solids and pollutants associated with those solids, although total suspended solid (TSS) concentrations from traditional roofs are generally low. Green roofs provide both volume and rate control, thus decreasing the stormwater volume being delivered to downstream Best Management Practices (BMPs).]]
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circle 30 325 30 [[Dry swale (Grass swale)|Dry swales, sometimes called grass swales, are similar to bioretention cells but are configured as shallow, linear channels. They typically have vegetative cover such as turf or native perennial grasses. Dry swales may be constructed as filtration or infiltration practices, depending on soils. If soils are highly permeable (A or B soils), runoff infiltrates into underlying soils. In less permeable soils, runoff is treated by engineered soil media and flows into an underdrain, which conveys treated runoff back to the conveyance system further downstream. Check dams incorporated into the swale design allow water to pool up and infiltrate into the underlying soil or engineered media, thus increasing the volume of water treated.]]
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circle 270 325 30 [[Wet swale (wetland channel)|Wet swales occur when the water table is located very close to the surface or water does not readily drain out of the swale. A wet swale acts as a very long and linear shallow biofiltration or linear wetland treatment system. Wet swales do not provide volume reduction and have limited treatment capability. Incorporation of check dams into the design allows treatment of a portion or all of the water quality volume within a series of cells created by the check dams. Wet swales planted with emergent wetland plant species provide improved pollutant removal. Wet swales may be used as pretreatment practices. Wet swales are commonly used for drainage areas less than 5 acres in size.]]
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circle 600 325 30 [[High-gradient stormwater step-pool swale|Stormwater step pools address higher energy flows due to more dramatic slopes than dry or wet swales. Using a series of pools, riffle grade control, native vegetation and a sand seepage filter bed, flow velocities are reduced, treated, and, where applicable, infiltrated. The physical characteristics of the stormwater step pools are similar to Rosgen A or B stream classification types, where “bedform occurs as a step/pool, cascading channel which often stores large amounts of sediment in the pools associated with debris dams”. Stormwater step pools are designed with a wide variety of native plant species depending on the hydraulic conditions and expected post-flow soil moisture at any given point within the stormwater step pool.]]
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circle 820 325 30 [[Vegetated filter strips|Vegetated filter strips are designed to remove solids from stormwater runoff. The vegetation can consist of natural and established vegetation communities and can range from turf grass to woody species with native grasses and shrubs. Because of the range of suitable vegetation communities, vegetated filter strips can be easily incorporated into landscaping plans; in doing so, they can accent adjacent natural areas or provide visual buffers within developed areas. They are best suited for treating runoff from roads, parking lots and roof downspouts. Their primary function is to slow runoff velocities and allow sediment in the runoff to settle or be filtered by the vegetation. By slowing runoff velocities, they help to attenuate flow and create a longer time of concentration. Filter strips do not significantly reduce runoff volume, but there are minor losses due to infiltration and depression storage. Filter strips are most effective if they receive sheet flow and the flow remains uniformly distributed across the filter strip.]]
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circle 1040 325 30 [[Iron enhanced sand filter (Minnesota Filter)|Iron-enhanced sand filters are filtration Best Management Practices (BMPs) that incorporate filtration media mixed with iron. The iron removes several dissolved constituents, including phosphate, from stormwater. Iron-enhanced sand filters may be particularly useful for achieving low phosphorus levels needed to improve nutrient impaired waters. Iron-enhanced sand filters could potentially include a wide range of filtration BMPs with the addition of iron; however, iron is not appropriate for all filtration practices due to the potential for iron loss or plugging in low oxygen or persistently inundated filtration practices.]]
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circle 1130 325 30 [[Filtration|Sand (media) filters have widespread applicability and are suitable for all land uses, as long as the contributing drainage areas are limited (e.g., typically less than 5 acres). Sand filters are not as aesthetically appealing as bioretention, which makes them more appropriate for commercial or light industrial land uses or in locations that will not receive significant public exposure. Sand filters are particularly well suited for sites with high percentages of impervious cover (e.g., greater than 50 percent). Sand filters can be installed underground to prevent the consumption of valuable land space (often an important retrofit or redevelopment consideration).]]
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circle 170 525 30 [[Stormwater ponds|Stormwater ponds are typically installed as an end-of-pipe BMP at the downstream end of the treatment train. Stormwater pond size and outflow regulation requirements can be significantly reduced with the use of additional upstream BMPs. However, due to their size and versatility, stormwater ponds are often the only management practice employed at a site and therefore must be designed to provide adequate water quality and water quantity treatment for all regulated storms.]]
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circle 265 525 30 [[Stormwater wetlands|Stormwater wetlands are similar in design to stormwater ponds and mainly differ by their variety of water depths and associated vegetative complex. They require slightly more surface area than stormwater ponds for the same contributing drainage area. Stormwater wetlands are constructed stormwater management practices, not natural wetlands. Like ponds, they can contain a permanent pool and temporary storage for water quality control and runoff quantity control. Wetlands are widely applicable stormwater treatment practices that provide both water quality treatment and water quantity control. Stormwater wetlands are best suited for drainage areas of at least 10 acres. When designed and maintained properly, stormwater wetlands can be an important aesthetic feature of a site.]]
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circle 600 525 30 [[Pretreatment|Pretreatment practices are installed immediately preceding one or more structural stormwater BMPs. Pretreatment reduces maintenance and prolongs the lifespan of structural stormwater BMPs by removing trash, debris, organic materials, coarse sediments, and associated pollutants prior to entering structural stormwater BMPs. Implementing pretreatment devices also improves aesthetics by capturing debris in focused or hidden areas.]]
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circle 820 510 30 [[Sediment control practices|Sediment control practices are designed to prevent or minimize loss of eroded soil at a site. Typical sediment control practices focus on 1) physical filtration of sediment by trapping soil particles as water passes through a silt fence, drop inlet screen, fiber roll, etc., 2)settling processes, that allow sediment to fall out of flows that are slowed and temporarily impounded in ponds, traps, or in small pools created by berms, silt fencing, inlet protection dikes, check dams, etc.]]
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circle 1040 500 30 [[Erosion prevention practices|Erosion prevention practices include 1) planning approaches that minimize the size of the bare soil area and the length of time disturbed areas are exposed to the elements – especially for long, steep slopes and easily erodible soils, 2) diverting or otherwise controlling the location and volume of run-on flows to the site from adjacent areas, 3)keeping concentrated flows in ditches stabilized with vegetation, rock, or other material, and 4)covering bare soil with vegetation, mulch, erosion control blankets, turf reinforcement mats, gravel, rock, plastic sheeting, soil binder chemicals, etc.]]
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circle 1235 525 30 [[Pollution prevention|Pollution prevention (P2) is a “front-end” method to decrease costs, risks, and environmental concerns. In contrast to managing pollution after it is created, P2 reduces or eliminates waste and pollution at its source. P2 includes a variety of residential, municipal, and industrial practices.]]
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==Integrated stormwater management==
 
  
==Stormwater design==
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rect 449 170 507 185 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_5_Stormwater_Pollution_Prevention_Plan_(SWPPP)_Content#5.24 The SWPPP must describe methods to minimize soil compaction and preserve topsoil. Minimizing soil compaction is not required where the function of a specific area dictates compaction.]
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rect 409 327 459 342 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_8_Erosion_Prevention_Practices#8.4 Permittees must stabilize all exposed soil areas, including stockpiles. Stabilization must be initiated immediately to limit soil erosion when construction activity has ceased on any portion of the site and will not resume for a period exceeding 14 calendar days. Stabilization must be completed no later than 14 calendar days after the construction activity has ceased. Stabilization is not required on certain temporary stockpiles but must provide sediment controls at the base of the stockpile.]
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rect 310 397 368 412 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_12_Pollution_Prevention_Management_Measures#12.2 Permittees must place building products and landscape materials under cover (e.g., plastic sheeting or temporary roofs) or protect them by similarly effective means designed to minimize contact with stormwater. Permittees are not required to cover or protect products which are either not a source of contamination to stormwater or are designed to be exposed to stormwater.]
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rect 107 514 165 529 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_12_Pollution_Prevention_Management_Measures#12.5 Permittees must properly store, collect and dispose solid waste in compliance with Minn. R. ch. 7035.]
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rect 258 665 308 680 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_9_Sediment_Control_Practices#9.2 Permittees must establish sediment control BMPs on all downgradient perimeters of the site and downgradient areas of the site that drain to any surface water, including curb and gutter systems. Permittees must locate sediment control practices upgradient of any buffer zones. Permittees must install sediment control practices before any upgradient land-disturbing activities begin and must keep the sediment control practices in place until they establish permanent cover.]
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rect 243 765 293 780 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_9_Sediment_Control_Practices#9.7 Permittees must protect all storm drain inlets using appropriate BMPs during construction until they establish permanent cover on all areas with potential for discharging to the inlet.]
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rect 39 882 98 896 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_12_Pollution_Prevention_Management_Measures#12.9 Permittees must provide effective containment for all liquid and solid wastes generated by washout operations related to the construction activity. Permittees must prevent liquid and solid washout wastes from contacting the ground and must design the containment so it does not result in runoff from the washout operations or areas. ermittees must properly dispose liquid and solid wastes in compliance with MPCA rules. Permittees must install a sign indicating the location of the washout facility.]
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rect 447 900 506 914 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_9_Sediment_Control_Practices#9.11 Permittees must install a vehicle tracking BMP to minimize the track out of sediment from the construction site or onto paved roads within the site.]
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rect 1254 237 1309 252 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_20_SWPPP_Availability Permittees must keep the SWPPP, including all changes to it, and inspections and maintenance records at the site during normal working hours by permittees who have operational control of that portion of the site.]
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rect 1218 797 1268 812 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_8_Erosion_Prevention_Practices#8.4 Permittees must stabilize all exposed soil areas, including stockpiles. Stabilization must be initiated immediately to limit soil erosion when construction activity has permanently or temporarily ceased on any portion of the site and will not resume for a period exceeding 14 calendar days. Stabilization must be completed no later than 14 calendar days after the construction activity has ceased. Stabilization is not required on constructed base components of roads, parking lots and similar surfaces.]
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rect 1209 863 1268 878 [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.9 Permittees must immediately initiate stabilization of exposed soil areas, as described in item 8.4, and complete the stabilization within seven (7) calendar days after the construction activity in that portion of the site temporarily or permanently ceases.]
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=Benefits of green infrastructure and role of green infrastructure in sustainability and ecosystem services=
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Human activities can negatively impact hydrologic and chemical cycles, pollute air and water, degrade soil, and reduce biodiversity. Failure to maintain basic ecosystem functions places humans at risk because of our dependence on these functions. As human populations and resource consumption increase, it becomes even more important to preserve basic ecosystem functions. Sustainability is the principle and practice of creating and maintaining the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations. Green infrastructure is one tool or approach to creating sustainable urban environments.
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==What are ecosystem services?==
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<font size=5>Reporting phosphorus and TSS reduction credits from street sweeping</font size>
[[File:Cistern located at Mississippi Watershed Management Organization 2.jpg|thumb|300 px|alt=This picture shows a cistern located at Mississippi Watershed Management Organization|<font size=3>Harvesting rain water and using it to grow vegetation is an example of a provisioning service, with water being the product obtained. Photo by MWMO Staff. To enlarge,click on image.</font size>]]
 
  
The natural environment provides basic services required for humans and all life to survive. These ecosystem services can be divided into four basic categories or types.
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[[File:Selbig graph.png|400px|thumb|alt=graph of P removal with street sweeping|<font size=3>Research conducted by Bill Selbig (USGS) shows that streets, when cleaned of leaf litter prior to a storm, can significantly decrease phosphorus loads in stormwater runoff ([https://www.usgs.gov/centers/umid-water/science/using-leaf-collection-and-street-cleaning-reduce-nutrients-urban?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects Link to study])</font size>]]
*Supporting services are basic services needed to support all other ecosystem services. An example is primary production, which is the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide. Plants and algae are largely responsible for primary production. Other examples of supporting services are nutrient cycling and soil formation. These services provide basic materials needed by organisms.
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At this time, the MPCA has not developed guidance for how to credit reductions in phosphorus or total suspended solid loading associated with enhanced street sweeping. We anticipate developing this guidance in 2022. In developing  this guidance, consider the following.
*Provisioning services are products obtained from ecosystems, such as food, minerals, lumber, energy, medicines, and water. It is these services that humans typically rely on for economic purposes and to improve quality of life. The concern is that in utilizing provisioning services we degrade other services.
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*Baseline: Credits toward permit compliance, such as compliance with <span title="The amount of a pollutant from both point and nonpoint sources that a waterbody can receive and still meet water quality standards"> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Total_Maximum_Daily_Loads_(TMDLs) '''total maximum daily loads''']</span>, can only be applied toward enhanced street sweeping. This is sweeping that results in pollutant reductions above pollutant reductions associated with sweeping that occurred at the <span title="The year from which stormwater practices can be credited toward meeting a total maximum daily load (TMDL) wasteload allocation (WLA)"> '''[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Baseline_year baseline year]'''</span>.
*Regulating services ensure the continued availability of other ecosystem services. Examples include purification of air and water, waste composition, and climate regulation. Humans often stress these systems. for example, introducing too much phosphorus into a lake impairs the ability of the lake to regulate the growth of algae.
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*Accounting for seasonality: The image on the right illustrates the seasonal nature of phosphorus loading in areas where leaves and other organic sources are a source of phosphorus. Most models and other methods of estimating annual loads do not consider this seasonality and most likely significantly underestimates annual phosphorus loading. Accurate representation of impacts from enhanced street sweeping will require adjusting initial (baseline) calculations of loading. The MPCA is discussing appropriate methods for accounting for this seasonality.
*Cultural services are unique to humans. Though not essential to survival, they are important for human well-being and development. Examples include the use of ecosystems for recreation, scientific development, and education.
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*Downstream BMPs: Enhanced street sweeping potentially impacts loading to and performance of downstream BMPs. The MPCA is discussing if adjustments in downstream loading and/or adjustments in BMP performance are needed to accurately determine changes in phosphorus loading in areas where enhanced street sweeping is implemented.
  
Numerous studies attempt to place a dollar value on ecosystem services, though the value of these services is infinite in the sense that human survival depends on them. Costanza et al. (2014) place an annual value of 125 to 145 trillion dollars on ecosystem services, which is more than double the global GDP. The authors also estimate an annual loss of 4.3 to 20.2 trillion dollars, underscoring the negative impact humans are having on basic ecosystem functions necessary for our well-being.
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==Sustainability==
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A central tenet of sustainability is that we must preserve ecosystem services necessary for humans to survive and prosper. In 1987, a World Commission on Environment and Development report (UN, 1987) defined sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".
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A challenge is incorporating basic sustainability concepts into social and economic systems. These systems historically have not placed proper value on ecosystem services, resulting in the degradation of these services. For example, stormwater in urban areas was traditionally viewed as something that negatively impacted humans, primarily through flooding. Traditional stormwater systems were designed to discharge stormwater to the nearest receiving water as quickly as possibly. The result was a dramatic change in urban hydrology, increased flooding downstream, reduced water quality, and loss of habitat. Sustainability stresses using stormwater as a resource. Using stormwater as a resource restores some natural resource function and provides economic and social benefit. Sustainable practices achieve a balance between environmental, social, and economic factors.
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==Relationship of green infrastructure to ecosystem services and sustainability==
 
Green infrastructure is an approach to managing urban wet weather impacts that mimics, restores, or maintains natural hydrology. Green infrastructure includes a wide array of practices, including infiltrating, evapotranspiring, or harvesting and using stormwater. On a regional scale, green infrastructure is the preservation or restoration of natural landscape features, such as forests, floodplains and wetlands. On the local scale, green infrastructure consists of site and neighborhood-specific practices, such as bioretention, trees, green roofs, permeable pavements and cisterns. Regional and local practices are coupled with policies such as infill and redevelopment that reduce overall imperviousness in a watershed.
 
  
Green infrastructure is an important component of sustainable urban communities. Green infrastructure helps maintain ecosystem services in the following ways.
 
*Air quality regulation: Potential of ecosystems to capture and remove air pollutants in the lower atmosphere.
 
*Erosion protection: Potential of ecosystems to retain soil and to prevent erosion and landslides.
 
*Water flow regulation: Influence ecosystems have on the timing and magnitude of water runoff and aquifer recharge, particularly in terms of water storage potential.
 
*Pollination: Potential of animal vectors (bees being the dominant taxon) to transport pollen between flower parts
 
*Maintenance of soil structure and quality: The role ecosystems play in sustaining the soil's biological activity, physical structure, composition, diversity and productivity.
 
*Water purification: The role of biota in biochemical and physicochemical processes involved in the removal of wastes and pollutants from the aquatic environment
 
*Climate regulation: The influence ecosystems have on global climate by regulating greenhouse and climate active gases (notably carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere.
 
  
The following section provides detailed information on each of these.
 
  
===References for this section===
 
*http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901115300356
 
*https://oup.silverchair-cdn.com/oup/backfile/Content_public/Journal/aob/118/3/10.1093_aob_mcw129/4/mcw129.pdf?Expires=1499202007&Signature=MKFboo4SNPRu0nLQ2T3KbbKeT53lPKiVNmV6dJv~C~WNJHNIiqIn8ZyBkKZutcXqBFSGIov2Lld8BEAn8COgiq3R82nuI7rsXD-WiIByGOHboHad4mtPVGoWcLs2Jmb0ZbN-B~YuPx5icDJtxhMDOX4weYRcNbxF9pGXXGecH3CbDE~Kr8hDoPfz8my2du5cO~uOFQ-6NY6w2TwzkxwKyhbVcwEX5w8DO1tUabEJyLwzFVhA1SB4pveBMw3z4zUPQjuEJDeCj07TkvpWYFwIwVA3~IR9tDFBPN942muscqFGUy3mB~Yexi7ANEpPJMdSgb-l5P09h7zxdbdsFF2-Kw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIUCZBIA4LVPAVW3Q
 
*http://www.symbioticcities.net/index.cfm?id=47825
 
*https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj7-N214-3UAhVo4IMKHSDTDY4QFghBMAM&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.com%2F2071-1050%2F9%2F2%2F198%2Fpdf&usg=AFQjCNGf9hCHdD4tZ02vakFBU0VsHE6xcQ
 
*https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-10/documents/green-infrastructure.pdf
 
*https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=green+infrastructure+ecosystem+services&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj7-N214-3UAhVo4IMKHSDTDY4QgQMIIjAA
 
*http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/ecosystems/docs/Green_Infrastructure.pdf
 
*http://www.symbioticcities.net/index.cfm?id=47825
 
*http://www.cnt.org/sites/default/files/publications/CNT_Value-of-Green-Infrastructure.pdf
 
*https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-10/documents/cnt-lancaster-report-508_1.pdf
 
*http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749101002147
 
*http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=carbon+sequestration+by+trees&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZ8YWAsP_UAhXD7oMKHdohAWQQgQMIJDAA
 
  
==Environmental benefits of green infrastructure==
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An increasing focus on Green Infrastructure has brought an awareness that stormwater management can provide numerous benefits beyond improving water quality and urban hydrology. Trees, for example, provide a multitude of benefits beyond stormwater management, as discussed in [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Overview_for_trees#Non-stormwater_benefits_of_trees this article]. In particular, vegetated stormwater best management practices (BMPs), including tree-based systems and other bioretention systems, offer opportunities to achieve multiple benefits, ranging from aesthetics (see, for example, [https://scisoc.confex.com/crops/2015am/webprogram/Paper91320.html this presentation] by Dr. Steven Rodie from the University of Nebraska - Omaha) to ecosystem friendly designs.
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Carbon sequestration is the capture and long-term storage of carbon from atmospheric carbon dioxide. Carbon sequestration is often discussed in the context of climate mitigation, but there are numerous benefits to increased carbon (organic matter) content in soils, including improved soil structure, infiltration through soil, nutrient retention and cycling, and pollutant attenuation.
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*[[Bioretention terminology]] (including types of bioretention)
 
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*[[Overview for bioretention]]
===Maintaining ecosystem functions===
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*[[Design criteria for bioretention]]
pollination, carbon storage, hydrology, pollutant management
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*[[Construction specifications for bioretention]]
 
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*[[Operation and maintenance of bioretention and other stormwater infiltration practices]]
===Enhanced biodiversity===
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*[[Operation and maintenance of bioretention and other stormwater infiltration practices - supplemental information]]
diverse habitats, diverse gene pool
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**[[Operation and maintenance of bioretention]] - we recommend using the above two pages
 
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*[[Assessing the performance of bioretention]]
 
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*[[Calculating credits for bioretention]]
Sustainable communities are places that balance their economic assets, natural resources, and social priorities so that residents' diverse needs can be met now and in the future. 
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Communities want to protect their water quality while also getting the greatest possible benefit out of every investment they make.  Many are conserving, restoring, or enhancing natural areas while incorporating green infrastructure practices, such as trees, rain gardens, green roofs and other practices.  These green infrastructure practices mimic natural systems into developed areas to manage rainwater where it falls.  Green infrastructure practices are an integral component of sustainable communities because they can help communities protect the environment and human health while providing other social and economic benefits, allowing communities to achieve more for their money.  Using green infrastructure practices strategies to reduce stormwater runoff can strengthen efforts to preserve open space and natural areas and encourage development in existing communities.  These practices help make neighborhood streets and greenways pleasant and safe for walking and biking and reinforce a sense of place.  Integrating green infrastructure and sustainable communities encourages collaboration in development decision and promotes green building practices.   
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*[[Summary of permit requirements for bioretention]]
 
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*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Bioretention_photo Bioretention photos]
Sustainable communities that fully integrate green infrastructure approaches use community design to help simultaneously achieve environmental, economic, and social goals.  These goals include improving water quality, revitalizing neighborhoods, reducing flood risk, and providing recreational areas that encourage physical activity.  Community planners can enhance these and other benefits by selecting the types and locations of green infrastructure practices that best support their goals. 
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*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Bioretention_schematic Bioretention schematics]
 
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*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Category:Bioretention_table Bioretention tables]
To learn more about sustainable communities and green infrastructure, including how to develop a Sustainable Communities and Green Infrastructure Plan, read the EPA's report on [https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-08/documents/green-infrastructure.pdf Enhancing Sustainable Communities with Green Infrastructure].
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*[[Supporting material for bioretention]]
 
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*[[External resources for bioretention]]
===Living (green) streets===
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*[[References for bioretention]]
A living street is new type of street that is narrower and has less pavement than existing streets.  Reducing the width of existing streets reduces construction costs and allows room for the installation of trees and rainwater gardens to treat stormwater.  Where there is a need, bike trails and sidewalks are installed to provide for safe pedestrian and bike movement.  Living streets are designed for cars, people and the environment.  Rainwater gardens and street trees remove pollutants from stormwater before the water enters area lakes, helping to improve lake quality.  Narrower streets and street trees also slow traffic, creating a safe environment for everyone.  In 2012, the City of Maplewood partnered with the Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District to install a living streets demonstration project.  For more detailed information about the project, go to the [http://www.rwmwd.org/index.asp?SEC=FD1328AC-CEEF-455E-A806-BCEF42A2A1B6&Type=B_BASIC Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District] web site. 
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*[[Requirements, recommendations and information for using bioretention with no underdrain BMPs in the MIDS calculator]]
 
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*[[Requirements, recommendations and information for using bioretention with an underdrain BMPs in the MIDS calculator]]</div>
A green street is a stormwater management approach that incorporates vegetation, soil and engineered systems such as pavement to slow, filter and cleanse stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces such as streets and sidewalks.  Green streets are designed to capture rainwater at its source, where rain falls. 
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Green streets protect water quality in rivers and streams by removing up to 90 percent of pollutants.  They replenish groundwater supplies, absorb carbon, improve air quality and neighborhood aethestics, and provide green connections between parks and open space.  Vegetated curb extensions improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and calm traffic.    For information on green streets can be found on the [https://www.epa.gov/G3/learn-about-green-streets EPA's web site]
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:'''Tree trenches'''
 
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One principle of green infrastructure involves reducing and treating stormwater close to its source. Green streets provide a source control for a main contributor of stormwater runoff and pollutant load. In addition, green infrastructure practices complement street facility upgrades, street aesthetic improvements, and urban tree canopy efforts that also make use of the right-of-way and allow it to achieve multiple goals and benefits.
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*[[Design guidelines for tree quality and planting - tree trenches and tree boxes]]
 
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*[[Design guidelines for soil characteristics - tree trenches and tree boxes]]
Green streets can incorporate a wide variety of design elements including street trees, permeable pavements, bioretention and swales. Successful application of green techniques will encourage soil and vegetation contact and infiltration and retention of stormwater.  
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*[[Construction guidelines for tree trenches and tree boxes]]
Bioretention is a versatile green street strategy.  Bioretention practices can be tree boxes taking runoff from the street, as well as planter boxes or curb extensions.
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*[[Protection of existing trees on construction sites]]
Permeable Pavement systems have an aggregate base which provides structural support, runoff storage and pollutant removal through filtering and adsorption. 
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*[[Operation and maintenance (O&M) of tree trenches and tree boxes]]
Tree trenches and tree boxes reduce stormwater runoff, help to reduce the urban heat island effect, improves air quality and urban aesthetics.
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*[[Operation and maintenance of tree trenches and tree boxes - supplemental information]]
 
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**[[Operation and maintenance of tree trenches and tree boxes]] - we recommend using one of the above two pages
Watch a video, produced by the EPA on the benefits of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxqxEqnHIKw&feature=youtu.be Green Streets]
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*[[Assessing the performance of tree trenches and tree boxes]]
 
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*[[Calculating credits for tree trenches and tree boxes]]
===Climate adaptation===
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*[[Case studies for tree trenches and tree boxes]]
carbon storage,
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*[[Soil amendments to enhance phosphorus sorption]]
 
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*[[Green Infrastructure benefits of tree trenches and tree boxes]]
==References==
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*[[Summary of permit requirements for infiltration]]
Costanza, Robert, Rudolf de Groot, Paul Sutton, Sander van der Ploeg, Sharolyn J. Anderson, Ida Kubiszewski, Stephen Farber, and R. Kerry Turner. 2014. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378014000685 Changes in the global value of ecosystem services]. Global Environmental Change. 26:152-158.
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*[[Tree trench/box photo gallery]]
 
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*[[Fact sheet for tree trenches and tree boxes]]
=Benefit-costs of green infrastructure stormwater management=
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*[[Requirements, recommendations and information for using trees as a BMP in the MIDS calculator]]
 
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*[[Requirements, recommendations and information for using trees with an underdrain as a BMP in the MIDS calculator]]
 
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=Case studies and integrated stormwater management using green infrastructure=
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=Green Infrastructure resources=
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*[[Overview for permeable pavement]]
*[http://www.usgbc.org/articles/green-infrastructure-back-basics Green infrastructure: Back to basics]
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*[[Types of permeable pavement]]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_infrastructure Green infrastructure - wikipedia]
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*[[Design criteria for permeable pavement]]
*[https://www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/what-green-infrastructure What is Green Infrastructure? - EPA]
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*[[Construction specifications for permeable pavement]]
*[http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/GI/Pages/index.aspx Green Infrastructure - Using natural systems to meet environmental challenges in urban, rural and coastal settings]
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*[[Assessing the performance of permeable pavement]]
*[http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/GI/Documents/Green%20Infrastructure/Green_Infra_Primer2016_FINAL%20web%20version.pdf Green Infrastructure Primer]
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*[[Operation and maintenance of permeable pavement]]
*[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/stormwater-management-low-impact-development-and-green-infrastructure Stormwater management: Low-impact development and green infrastructure]
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*[[Calculating credits for permeable pavement]]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-Green_Cities Blue-Green Cities]
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*[[Case studies for permeable pavement]]
*[http://www.bluegreencities.ac.uk/bluegreencities/index.aspx BlueGreenCities]
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*[[Green Infrastructure benefits of permeable pavement]]
*[http://bgd.org.uk/ Blue Green Dream]
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*[[Summary of permit requirements for infiltration]]
*[http://www.susdrain.org/#_ Sustainable Drain]
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*[[Permeable pavement photo gallery]]
*[http://www.stormwater.asn.au/ Stormwater Australia]
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*[[Additional considerations for permeable pavement]]
*[http://savetherain.us/ Save the rain]
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*[[Links for permeable pavement]]
*[https://www.asla.org/ContentDetail.aspx?id=24076 Professional Practice - Green Infrastructure - American Society of Landscape Architects]
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*[[References for permeable pavement]]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_drainage_system Sustainable drainage system]
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*[[Requirements, recommendations and information for using permeable pavement BMPs in the MIDS calculator]]
*[http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bes/34598 Green Infrastructure - City of Portland Oregon]
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*[[Fact sheets for permeable pavement]]
*[https://www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/green-infrastructure-and-climate-change-collaborating-improve-community Green Infrastructure and Climate Change: Collaborating to Improve Community Resiliency]
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*[[Recent news and information for permeable pavement]]
*[http://www.conservationfund.org/what-we-do/strategic-conservation-planning Green Infrastructure, The Conservation Fund]
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====Anne G. thoughts for Green Infrastructure Web Page in Stormwater Manual====
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*[[Types of green roofs]]
 
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*[[Design criteria for green roofs]]
 
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*[[Construction specifications for green roofs]]
Include:
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*[[Assessing the performance of green roofs]]
 
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*[[Operation and maintenance (O&M) of green roofs]]
 
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*[[Operation and maintenance of green roofs - supplemental information]]
''''Definition of GI:''''  this is what’s in the manual now:
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**[[Operation and maintenance of green roofs]] - we recommend using the above two pages
 
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*[[Calculating credits for green roofs]]
green infrastructure -means a wide array of practices at multiple scales that manage wet weather and that maintains or restores natural hydrology by infiltrating, evapotranspiring, or harvesting and using stormwater. On a regional scale, green infrastructure is the preservation or restoration of natural landscape features, such as forests, floodplains and wetlands, coupled with policies such as infill and redevelopment that reduce overall imperviousness in a watershed. On the local scale, green infrastructure consists of site and and neighborhood-specific practices, such as bioretention, trees, green roofs, permeable pavements and cisterns
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Notice all the green call-out boxes for green infrastructure.
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''''GI BMP’s:  ''''
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*[[References for green roofs]]
*Permeable pavement (link to page)
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*[[Supporting material for green roofs]]
*Green roofs (link to page)
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*[[Green roofs terminology and glossary]]
*Harvest and Use (link to page)
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*[[Green roof fact sheet]]
*Trees (link to page)
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*Bioretention (link to page)
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''''GI and Climate Change/Adaptation/Resiliency''''
 
*EPA: State Water Agency Practices for Climate Change Adaptation:  https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-10/documents/mn_stormwater_manual_final.pdf
 
*EPA:  Flood Loss Avoidance Benefits of Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-05/documents/flood-avoidance-green-infrastructure-12-14-2015.pdf
 
*EPA Green Infrastructure for Climate Resiliency Infographic:  https://www.epa.gov/file/green-infrastructure-climate-resiliency-infographic
 
*Link to MPCA’s climate adaption strategy: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/p-gen4-10.pdf
 
*Link to MN Interagency Climate Adaption Team report: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/p-gen4-07.pdf: 
 
 
 
The MPCA’s Stormwater Program has been addressing the issues related to climate change adaptation  since 2005 with the first issuance of the Minnesota Stormwater Manual. It advanced the concept of treating water on site, using low impact design, and volume control best management practices (BMPs). Since then, stormwater permits have advanced these BMPs, and MPCA has worked to set goals and quantify credits for using these BMPs through the Minimal Impact Design Standards (MIDS) Project. Consistent with MIDS are BMPs that can increase infiltration and reduce runoff (including green infrastructure like rain gardens, urban forestry/trees, pervious pavement, swales, etc.) Local units of government have traditionally worked to get water off the landscape as quickly as possible. In the last couple of decades, the MPCA has started addressing pollutant and rate control. We are now beginning to address volume control. Volume control, and working to mimic natural hydrology, helps to result in less dramatic runoff events, which reduces stream erosion and scouring. Impervious surfaces are increasing faster than population growth. This increase in impervious surface coupled with larger storm events will have a significant impact on receiving waters. Stormwater capture and reuse is an opportunity to reduce runoff and reap benefits from heavier rainfalls while reducing demands on the potable water supply.
 
 
 
NOAA Atlas 14 updates are being utilized to more accurately reflect precipitation intensities and durations. NOAA Atlas 14 incorporates 50 additional years of data into the estimate of precipitation 27 intensity and durations, and could account for changes that may be related to climate change. These estimates, used as an engineering standard, are vital to ensure proper design of culverts, storm sewers, and water quality devices.
 
 
 
In August 2013, the reissued Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) General Permit became effective, which regulates stormwater discharge from counties, cities, townships and other publicly owned entities in urbanized areas. The goal of the MS4 program is to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants to stormwater, and ultimately, surface waters. This permit’s provisions will help to address problems of erosion and water pollution associated with heavy precipitation events.
 
 
 
Portfolio of green infrastructure in Minnesota (by region)
 
 
 
Green Infrastructure in schools
 
 
 
''''GI and health benefits:''''
 
 
 
''''GI and sustainable communities:''''  EPA:  Enhancing Communities with Green Infrastructure: https://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/enhancing-sustainable-communities-green-infrastructure
 
 
 
''''Green Streets and Living Streets.'''  City of North St. Paul:  http://www.ci.north-saint-paul.mn.us/vertical/sites/%7B5F63881B-2F96-4032-818C-7F4AD3529485%7D/uploads/%7BAF05CD7B-64EC-4FA8-A5BF-55F91637C22A%7D.PDF  and City of Maplewood:  http://maplewoodmn.gov/1014/Living-Streets
 
 
 
 
 
''''For municipalities:  ''''
 
 
 
Integrating GI : EPA:  GI Opportunities that Arise During Municipal Operations: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-09/documents/green_infrastructure_roadshow.pdf
 
Meet permit requirements with GI:
 
 
 
 
 
''''GI Costs/Benefits''''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''''GI and brownfield development: '''''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
''''Link to other reports:''''
 
EQB
 
 
 
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| 14 days for all exposed soils
 
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| 7 days if a discharge point is within one mile of a special  or impaired water
 
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| 24 hours for areas within 200 ft of a public water during fish spawning times
 
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| 24 hours for areas of ditches and swales within 200 ft of the property edge or surface water discharge point and 14 days for remainder
 
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