*If the trench is unlined it is hydraulically similar to a [[bioretention]] cell and should provide similar water quality benefits.
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*If the trench is unlined it is hydraulically similar to a full- or partial-infiltration design [[bioretention]] cell and should provide similar water quality benefits.
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*If the trench features an impermeable liner and underdrain it is hydraulically similar to a large [[stormwater planter]].
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*If the trench features an impermeable liner and underdrain it is hydraulically similar to a large [[stormwater planter]] or no-infiltration design [[bioretention]] cell and should provide similar water quality benefits.
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*Depending on design details it may retain significant stormwater within the planting soil volume and will provide water quality benefits.
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*Depending on design details it may retain a significant volume of stormwater within the planting soil.