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Structural BMP types	Non-structural practices	Planning	Other topics
Bioretention Bioswales Blue roofs Downspout disconnection Dry ponds Enhanced swales Exfiltration trenches Gravel diaphragms Green roofs Infiltration basins Infiltration chambers Infiltration trenches Level spreaders Permeable pavements Rain barrels Rain gardens Rainwater harvesting Soakaways Soil cells Stormwater planters Stormwater tree trenches Swales Vegetated filter strips Wetlands	Absorbent landscapes Digital technologies Pollution prevention Turf	Integrated design Better site design Existing hydrology Siting and layout of development Reducing impervious area Natural drainage Public lands site conditions LID opportunities By road type On industrial and commercial properties On public lands On residential lands	Academic research Climate trends in Ontario Cost analysis resources Definition of Low Impact Development Documentation Drainage time Drawings Evolution of SWM Flood mitigation Flow control Funding Heavy metals History and context Inspections and maintenance Low permeability soils Nutrients Other guides Runoff volume control target Salt management Water quality Wildlife Winter

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Best management practice. State of the art methods or techniques used to manage the quantity and improve the quality of wet weather flow. BMPs include: source, conveyance and end-of-pipe controls.

Low Impact Development. A stormwater management strategy that seeks to mitigate the impacts of increased urban runoff and stormwater pollution by managing it as close to its source as possible. It comprises a set of site design approaches and small scale stormwater management practices that promote the use of natural systems for infiltration and evapotranspiration, and rainwater harvesting.