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This report by TRCA's STEP group highlights how in July of 2014, the City of Brampton constructed two [[Bioswales]] featuring impermeable liners within the road right-of-way of County Court Boulevard, a medium traffic collector road that services residential, institutional and parkland areas in the neighbourhood. In November 2014, simulated storm event tests were completed to verify that each swale was functioning as intended and examine runoff reduction performance during a medium-sized rain event (i.e. approx. 12 mm, 40 minute rain storm). Results show that East and West Swales retained 32% and 10% of the water, respectively. This suggests that substantial runoff volume reduction benefits can be provided by swales designed with impermeable liners. To learn more about these swale configurations, and their performance click the button above.  

This report by TRCA's STEP group highlights how in July of 2014, the City of Brampton constructed two [[Bioswales]] featuring impermeable liners within the road right-of-way of County Court Boulevard, a medium traffic collector road that services residential, institutional and parkland areas in the neighbourhood. In November 2014, simulated storm event tests were completed to verify that each swale was functioning as intended and examine runoff reduction performance during a medium-sized rain event (i.e. approx. 12 mm, 40 minute rain storm). Results show that East and West Swales retained 32% and 10% of the water, respectively. This suggests that substantial runoff volume reduction benefits can be provided by swales designed with impermeable liners. To learn more about these swale configurations, and their performance click the button above.  

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The PORTICO Community Church site, located in Mississauga, ON. was one of the first site to develop an LID parking lot in the province, in accordance with [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2013/01/LID-SWM-Guide-v1.0_2010_1_no-appendices.pdf|CVC/TRCA LID Stormwater Guidelines]. The 2 hectare parking lot at Portico Community Church features [[Permeable pavement]], [[Bioretention]] and two [[Bioswales]]. These LID features help to treat and reduce runoff flowing into the Credit River. Read more about this site and how the church , CVC and volunteers worked together to set up an ongoing maintenance schedule for the LID installations mentioned by clicking the button above.

The PORTICO Community Church site, located in Mississauga, ON. was one of the first site to develop an LID parking lot in the province, in accordance with [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2013/01/LID-SWM-Guide-v1.0_2010_1_no-appendices.pdf|CVC/TRCA LID Stormwater Guidelines]. The 2 hectare parking lot at Portico Community Church features [[Permeable pavement]], [[Bioretention]] and two [[Bioswales]]. These LID features help to treat and reduce runoff flowing into the Credit River. Read more about this site and how the church , CVC and volunteers worked together to set up an ongoing maintenance schedule for the LID installations mentioned by clicking the button above.

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O’Connor Park is located on Bala Drive in the west end of Mississauga, ON. in the Sawmill Creek subwatershed, that later flows into the Credit River and Lake Ontario. The primary LID installation completed in the park were [[Bioretention]], [[Bioswales]], [[Permeable pavement]], and [[Infiltration trenches]], running along the soccer fields on site that later drains into the pre-existing small natural [[Wetlands]] and nearby pond. The O’Connor Park

O’Connor Park is located on Bala Drive in the west end of Mississauga, ON. in the Sawmill Creek subwatershed, that later flows into the Credit River and Lake Ontario. The primary LID installation completed in the park were [[Bioretention]], [[Bioswales]], [[Permeable pavement]], and [[Infiltration trenches]], running along the soccer fields on site that later drains into the pre-existing small natural [[Wetlands]] and nearby pond. The O’Connor Park

Creekside Crossing is a communal centre in a heavily urbanized area of Mississauga. Due to extensive development in the area, several Low Impact Development (LID) practices were constructed on site. All combined, the LIDs were able to fulfill the requirement of the TTRCA's water balance objective of retaining runoff from a 10 mm rain event onsite (usually set at 5 mm, but due to the rehabilitation work was completed in a floodplain this objective was increased twofold. The LIDs, which include [[Bioretention]] areas, [[Soakaways]]/Infiltration galleries, [[Vegetated filter strips]] and [[Permeable pavement]], achieve the water balance objective through attenuation/infiltration and evapotranspiration. To read more about this site and the performance of the LIDs mentioned, click on the button above.

Creekside Crossing is a communal centre in a heavily urbanized area of Mississauga. Due to extensive development in the area, several Low Impact Development (LID) practices were constructed on site. All combined, the LIDs were able to fulfill the requirement of the TTRCA's water balance objective of retaining runoff from a 10 mm rain event onsite (usually set at 5 mm, but due to the rehabilitation work was completed in a floodplain this objective was increased twofold. The LIDs, which include [[Bioretention]] areas, [[Soakaways]]/Infiltration galleries, [[Vegetated filter strips]] and [[Permeable pavement]], achieve the water balance objective through attenuation/infiltration and evapotranspiration. To read more about this site and the performance of the LIDs mentioned, click on the button above.

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O’Connor Park is located on Bala Drive in the west end of Mississauga, ON. in the Sawmill Creek subwatershed, that later flows into the Credit River and Lake Ontario. The primary LID installation completed in the park were [[Bioretention]], [[Bioswales]], [[Permeable pavement]], and [[Infiltration trenches]], running along the soccer fields on site that later drains into the pre-existing small natural [[Wetlands]] and nearby pond. The O’Connor Park

O’Connor Park is located on Bala Drive in the west end of Mississauga, ON. in the Sawmill Creek subwatershed, that later flows into the Credit River and Lake Ontario. The primary LID installation completed in the park were [[Bioretention]], [[Bioswales]], [[Permeable pavement]], and [[Infiltration trenches]], running along the soccer fields on site that later drains into the pre-existing small natural [[Wetlands]] and nearby pond. The O’Connor Park