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| Water quantity/supply || <font size=4><center>◕</center></font size> || Bioinfiltration helps mimic natural hydrology. Some rate control benefit. | | Water quantity/supply || <font size=4><center>◕</center></font size> || Bioinfiltration helps mimic natural hydrology. Some rate control benefit. | ||
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− | | Climate resiliency || <center>&# | + | | Climate resiliency || <font size=6><center>●</center></font size> || Provides some rate control. Impacts on carbon sequestration are uncertain. |
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− | | Habitat improvement || <center>&# | + | | Habitat improvement || <font size=6><center>●</center></font size> || Use of perennial vegetation and certain media mixes promote invertebrate communities. |
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− | | Community livability || <font size= | + | | Community livability || <font size=6><center>●</center></font size> || Aesthetically pleasing and can be incorporated into a wide range of land use settings. |
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− | | Health benefits || <center>&# | + | | Health benefits || <font size=4><center>◕</center></font size></font size> || |
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− | | Economic savings || <font size=4><center>&# | + | | Economic savings || <font size=4><center>◕</center></font size> || Generally provide cost savings vs. conventional practices over the life of the practice. |
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− | |Macroscale benefits || <font size= | + | |Macroscale benefits || <font size=6><center>●</center></font size> || Individual bioretention practices are typically microscale, but multiple bioretention practices, when incorporated into a landscape design, provide macroscale benefits such as wildlife corridors. |
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| colspan="3" | Level of benefit: ◯ - none; <font size=4>◔</font size>; - small; <font size=4>◑</font size> - moderate; <font size=4>◕</font size> - large; <font size=6>●</font size> - very high | | colspan="3" | Level of benefit: ◯ - none; <font size=4>◔</font size>; - small; <font size=4>◑</font size> - moderate; <font size=4>◕</font size> - large; <font size=6>●</font size> - very high |
Swales
Benefit | Effectiveness | Notes |
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Water quality | Benefits are maximized for bioinfiltration. Biofiltration may export phosphorus if not designed properly. | |
Water quantity/supply | Bioinfiltration helps mimic natural hydrology. Some rate control benefit. | |
Energy savings | ||
Climate resiliency | Provides some rate control. Impacts on carbon sequestration are uncertain. | |
Air quality | ||
Habitat improvement | Use of perennial vegetation and certain media mixes promote invertebrate communities. | |
Community livability | Aesthetically pleasing and can be incorporated into a wide range of land use settings. | |
Health benefits | ||
Economic savings | Generally provide cost savings vs. conventional practices over the life of the practice. | |
Macroscale benefits | Individual bioretention practices are typically microscale, but multiple bioretention practices, when incorporated into a landscape design, provide macroscale benefits such as wildlife corridors. | |
Level of benefit: ◯ - none; ◔; - small; ◑ - moderate; ◕ - large; ● - very high |
Permeable pavement
Benefit | Effectiveness | Notes |
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Water quality | Benefits are maximized for bioinfiltration. Biofiltration may export phosphorus if not designed properly. | |
Water quantity/supply | Bioinfiltration helps mimic natural hydrology. Some rate control benefit. | |
Energy savings | ||
Climate resiliency | Provides some rate control. Impacts on carbon sequestration are uncertain. | |
Air quality | ||
Habitat improvement | Use of perennial vegetation and certain media mixes promote invertebrate communities. | |
Community livability | Aesthetically pleasing and can be incorporated into a wide range of land use settings. | |
Health benefits | ||
Economic savings | Generally provide cost savings vs. conventional practices over the life of the practice. | |
Macroscale benefits | Individual bioretention practices are typically microscale, but multiple bioretention practices, when incorporated into a landscape design, provide macroscale benefits such as wildlife corridors. | |
Level of benefit: ◯ - none; ◔; - small; ◑ - moderate; ◕ - large; ● - very high |