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− | IMG 2457 750X500.jpg| Parking lot bioretention with inspection [[well]] in foreground, Kortright Centre, Vaughan | + | IMG 2457 750X500.jpg| Parking lot bioretention with surface ponding [[well]] in foreground, Kortright Centre, Vaughan, ON. Read about the performance of this practice in the [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2016/08/BioVSTrench_TechBrief__July2015.pdf technical brief]. |
− | Edwards Gardens Bio 2014.JPG| Parking lot bioretention sharing underground reservoir with adjacent permeable paving, Edwards Gardens, Toronto | + | Edwards Gardens Bio 2014.JPG| Parking lot bioretention sharing underground reservoir with adjacent permeable paving, Edwards Gardens, Toronto, ON. Read a case study about it [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2016/08/Edwards-Gardens.pdf here.] |
− | ER Bioretention.jpg| Parking lot bioretention with decorative [[stone]] for erosion control, and inspection well in foreground, Earth Rangers Centre, Vaughan | + | ER Bioretention.jpg| Parking lot bioretention with decorative [[stone]] for erosion control, and perforated pipe access standpipe in foreground, Earth Rangers Centre, Vaughan, ON. Read about the performance of this practice in the [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2015/01/ER-Bio-Tech-Brief-Final.pdf technical brief]. |
− | 7sigma RainGarden64.JPG|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)<br>Photo credit:[[Acknowledgements|BrianAsh]] | + | 7sigma RainGarden64.JPG|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)<br>Photo credit:[[Acknowledgements|Brian Ash]] |
− | Elm Drive Bioretention.JPG|[[Bioretention]] cells on Elm Drive, Mississauga, are lower then the adjacent road to accommodate a catch basin [[inlet]] between the paved surface and the cells. | + | File:Mississauga Elm Dr bioswale_001.jpg| Bioretention cells on Elm Drive, Mississauga, ON, with vertical sides and hardscape perimeter receive road runoff via leader pipes from road catch basin [[inlet |inlets]]. Read about the stormwater system at this site in the [https://cvc.ca/wp-content/uploads//2021/07/TechReport_Elm_Drive_Final.pdf performance assessment report]. |
| Lakeside - sheet flow parking lot 1.JPG| The grade and lack of curb allow for sheet-flow runoff into this bioretention facility. Lakeside Park, Mississauga, ON | | Lakeside - sheet flow parking lot 1.JPG| The grade and lack of curb allow for sheet-flow runoff into this bioretention facility. Lakeside Park, Mississauga, ON |
− | File:Ultra urban bioret bump out 2.jpg|300px|Bioretention bump out feature in a dense urban setting. Includes [[Curb cuts |curb openings]] on the walkway side of the installation, with [[overflow]] and [[Level spreaders]] at the far end of the bioretention cell. | + | File:HD urban bioretention_1.jpg| Bioretention cell receiving road and walkway runoff in a high density development setting. |
− | File:Fairford park toronto.jpg|Bioretention feature retrofitted into a small parkette in downtown Toronto, ON. Fairford Park. Read more about it [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2017/08/Fairford-Parkette-Case-Study_2017.pdf here.] | + | File:Ultra urban bioret bump out 2.jpg|300px|Bioretention bump out in a dense urban setting receiving runoff via side inlet catch basin and [[Curb cuts |curb openings]] on the walkway side of the installation. |
− | File:Ajax Waterfront Park bioret 1.jpg|Bioretention cell located at Ajax, ON. Waterfront Park. | + | File:Fairford park toronto.jpg|Fairford Parkette featuring a bioretention cell retrofitted into a roadway in downtown Toronto, ON. Read a case study about it [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2017/08/Fairford-Parkette-Case-Study_2017.pdf here.] |
− | File:Mississauga IMAX parking bioret 1.JPG|Bioretnetion cell located at IMAX's corporate headquarters in Mississauga, ON. | + | File:Ajax Waterfront Park bioret 1.jpg|Bioretention cell located in Waterfront Park in Ajax, ON. |
− | File:Bump-out bioretention 2.jpg|A traffic calming bioretention cell in action during a major rain event. | + | File:Mississauga IMAX parking bioret 1.JPG|Parking lot bioretention cell at IMAX corporate headquarters in Mississauga, ON. Read about the IMAX stormwater system in the [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2022/03/rpt_IMAXreport_f_20220222.pdf performance assessment report] |
− | File:Brampton Wychwood bioret 2015 1.jpg|Bioretention cell receiving road runoff located in a residential setting. A nearby storm sewer [[Pretreatment|catch basin]] provides overflow during major rain events. Read more about this feature located in the Wychwood neighbourhood of Brampton, ON. and others like it in the following report by [[https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2020/06/Wychwood-Report.pdf | + | File:Bump-out bioretention 2.jpg|A curb extension bioretention cell in action during a major rain event. |
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| + | 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 about the stormwater system in this community in the [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2020/06/Wychwood-Report.pdf performance assessment 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. |
− | File:Mississauga Elm Dr bioswale 001.jpg| Series of hard-edged bioretention cells along Elm Dr. in Mississauga ON.
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