Table of contents

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 Oil and Grit Separator Permeable pavements Pretreatment 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	Source Water Protection Integrated design Better site design Existing hydrology Siting and layout of development Reducing impervious area Natural drainage Public lands site conditions LID opportunities Screening LID options Site considerations and constraints By road type On industrial and commercial properties On public lands On residential lands LID Planning and Design Fact Sheets LID Case Studies	Climate trends in Ontario Construction Cost analysis resources Design infiltration rate Definition of Low Impact Development Documentation Double ring infiltrometers Drainage time Drawings Evolution of SWM in Ontario Flood mitigation Flow control Funding Glossary of terms Grading Grain size analysis Groundwater Heavy metals History and context Infiltration Infiltration testing Inlets Inspection and maintenance Key design and plan review considerations Low Impact Development Life Cycle Costing Tool LID Treatment Train Tool Low permeability soils Maintenance, rehabilitation and repair Nutrients Other guides Percolation test Permeameters Phosphorus Roadside safety Runoff volume control target Salt Stormwater thermal mitigation Testing Understanding rainfall statistics 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.