Stormwater planters: Gallery

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  Stormwater planters are ideal for situating alongside buildings to capture rainwater from roof runoff. LSRCA headquarters, 2017.

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  Stormwater planter, treating downspout runoff, at Waterview Rec Center, Philidelphia
  Photo credit: PWD

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  Rain garden, Illick Hall, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY
  Photo credit: DASonnenfeld

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  Built in 2014, this stormwater planter on Central Parkway in Mississauga uses Silva Cells and is functioning well. Photo credit: CVC

The portion of water precipitated onto a catchment area, which then flows as surface discharge from the catchment area past a specified point.

Water from rain, snow melt, or irrigation that flows over the land surface.

Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

A vegetated practice that collects and treats stormwater through sedimentation and filtration. Contributions to water cycle/water balance are through evapotranspiration only; no infiltration.

A lot level bioretention cell designed to receive and detain, infiltrate and filter runoff, typically used for discharge from downspouts.

A vegetated practice that collects and treats stormwater through sedimentation and filtration. Contributions to water cycle/water balance are through evapotranspiration only; no infiltration.

Credit Valley Conservation