Techniques to reduce runoff during site design and layout

This table shows an overview of techniques to reduce runoff during site design and layout
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Better site design technique	Reduce stormwater runoff volume	Possible stormwater credit	Cost savings	Local feasibilitya	Appropriate land use
Natural area conservation	High	Yes	High	Promoted	All
Site reforestation and prairie restoration	High	Yes	Medium	Promoted	All
Stream and shoreline buffers	High	Yes	High	Required	All
Soil amendments	High	Yes	Low	Experimental	All
Surface impervious cover disconnection	High	yes	High	Experimental	Residential, commercial, industrial; caution with industrial potential stormwater hotspots
Rooftop disconnection	High	Yes	High	Experimental	All
Open space design	High	No	High	Constrained	Residential, commercial, industrial
Grass channels	Low	Yes	High	Constrained	Residential, commercial, industrial; caution with industrial potential stormwater hotspots
Reduced street width	High	No	High	Constrained	Residential, commercial
Reduced sidewalks	High	No	High	Constrained	Residential, commercial
Smaller and vegetated cul-de-sac	High	No	High	Constrained	Residential
Shorter driveways	High	No	High	Constrained	Residential
Green parking lots	Medium	No	Low	Experimental	High density residential, commercial, industrial

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