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#*Plants with dense root structure and /or vegetative cover are favoured for their ability to act as pollution filters and tendency to slow water velocity
 
#*Plants with dense root structure and /or vegetative cover are favoured for their ability to act as pollution filters and tendency to slow water velocity
 
#*Be advised these practices are not constructed wetlands and are designed to fully drain within 48 hours.
 
#*Be advised these practices are not constructed wetlands and are designed to fully drain within 48 hours.
#Mid Zone -- This zone is inundated less frequently (2 – 100 year storm events) and has periodically high levels of moisture in the soil. The ecology of this zone is a transition from the Mineral Meadow Marsh/Beach-type community to an upland community.
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#'''Mid Zone''' -- This zone is inundated less frequently (2 – 100 year storm events) and has periodically high levels of moisture in the soil. The ecology of this zone is a transition from the Mineral Meadow Marsh/Beach-type community to an upland community.
 
#*Plants able to survive in soils that are seasonally saturated, yet can also tolerate periodic drought.
 
#*Plants able to survive in soils that are seasonally saturated, yet can also tolerate periodic drought.
 
#*Species include grasses and groundcovers, as well as low shrub species.
 
#*Species include grasses and groundcovers, as well as low shrub species.
#High Zone -- The ecology of this zone is terrestrial due to its elevation in relation to the filter bed. The zone most closely resembles a Cultural Meadow or a Cultural Thicket community, depending on the mix of grasses, herbaceous material, shrubs and trees utilized.
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#'''High Zone''' -- The ecology of this zone is terrestrial due to its elevation in relation to the filter bed. The zone most closely resembles a Cultural Meadow or a Cultural Thicket community, depending on the mix of grasses, herbaceous material, shrubs and trees utilized.
 
#*Plants should have deep roots for structure, be drought-tolerant and capable of withstanding occasional soil saturation.  
 
#*Plants should have deep roots for structure, be drought-tolerant and capable of withstanding occasional soil saturation.  
 
#*Trees and large shrubs planted in this zone will aid in the infiltration and absorption of stormwater.
 
#*Trees and large shrubs planted in this zone will aid in the infiltration and absorption of stormwater.
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