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File:Mississauga IMAX parking bioret 1.JPG|Parking lot bioretention cell at IMAX corporate headquarters in Mississauga, ON. | File:Mississauga IMAX parking bioret 1.JPG|Parking lot bioretention cell at IMAX corporate headquarters in Mississauga, ON. | ||
File:Bump-out bioretention 2.jpg|A curb extension bioretention cell in action during a major rain event. | File:Bump-out bioretention 2.jpg|A curb extension bioretention cell in action during a major rain event. | ||
| − | File:Brampton Wychwood bioret 2015 1.jpg|Bioretention cell receiving road runoff in the Wychwood neighbourhood of Brampton, ON. The nearby [[Pretreatment|catch basin]] conveys overflows during major rain events. Read more about the stormwater system in this community in the STEP evaluation | + | File:Brampton Wychwood bioret 2015 1.jpg|Bioretention cell receiving road runoff in the Wychwood neighbourhood of Brampton, ON. The nearby [[Pretreatment|catch basin]] conveys overflows during major rain events. Read more about the stormwater system in this community in the STEP evaluation [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2020/06/Wychwood-Report.pdf |evaluation report]. |
File:Kortright parking lot bioret 3.jpg|Kortright Centre parking lot bioretention cell in action during a rain event, Vaughan, ON. | File:Kortright parking lot bioret 3.jpg|Kortright Centre parking lot bioretention cell in action during a rain event, Vaughan, ON. | ||
Revision as of 21:51, 5 April 2022
Parking lot bioretention with surface ponding well in foreground, Kortright Centre, Vaughan, ON.
Parking lot bioretention sharing underground reservoir with adjacent permeable paving, Edwards Gardens, Toronto, ON.
Parking lot bioretention with decorative stone for erosion control, and perforated pipe access standpipe in foreground, Earth Rangers Centre, Vaughan, ON
The sunken curb holds the edge of the asphalt pavement and lets water freely flow to the bioretention cell beside the 7sigma parking lot in Minneapolis, MN (USA)
Photo credit:BrianAsh
Bioretention cells on Elm Drive, Mississauga, ON, with vertical sides and hardscape perimeter receive road runoff via leader pipes from road catch basin inlets.
The grade and lack of curb allow for sheet-flow runoff into this bioretention facility. Lakeside Park, Mississauga, ON
Bioretention bump out in a dense urban setting receiving runoff via side inlet catch basin and curb openings on the walkway side of the installation.
Fairford Parkette featuring a bioretention cell retrofitted into a roadway in downtown Toronto, ON. Read more about it here.
Bioretention cell located in Waterfront Park in Ajax, ON.
Parking lot bioretention cell at IMAX corporate headquarters in Mississauga, ON.
A curb extension bioretention cell in action during a major rain event.
evaluation report.
Kortright Centre parking lot bioretention cell in action during a rain event, Vaughan, ON.
