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* Step 10: Calculate the surface (i.e footprint) area of the practice (A<sub>p</sub>) needed to capture the runoff volume produced from the catchment during the design storm event<br>
 
* Step 10: Calculate the surface (i.e footprint) area of the practice (A<sub>p</sub>) needed to capture the runoff volume produced from the catchment during the design storm event<br>
 
For practices where flow is delivered to a surface ponding area:
 
For practices where flow is delivered to a surface ponding area:
<math>A_{p}=i\times D\times A_{i}/[d_{p}' + (f_{m, min} \times D)]</math>
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<math>A_{p}=i\times D\times A_{i}/[d_{p}' + (f_{f, min} \times D)]</math>
 
{{Plainlist|1=Where:
 
{{Plainlist|1=Where:
 
*i = Design storm intensity (m/h)
 
*i = Design storm intensity (m/h)
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*A<sub>i</sub> = Catchment impervious area (m<sup>2</sup>)
 
*A<sub>i</sub> = Catchment impervious area (m<sup>2</sup>)
 
*d<sub>p</sub>' = Design surface ponding depth (m)
 
*d<sub>p</sub>' = Design surface ponding depth (m)
*f<sub>m, min</sub> = minimum infiltration rate (i.e. saturated hydraulic conductivity) of the filter media (m/h), see [[Bioretention: Filter media|Filter media]] for guidance}}<br>
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*f<sub>f, min</sub> = minimum infiltration rate (i.e. saturated hydraulic conductivity) of the filter media (m/h), see [[Bioretention: Filter media|Filter media]] for guidance}}<br>
 
For practices where flow is delivered directly to the storage reservoir:
 
For practices where flow is delivered directly to the storage reservoir:
 
<math>A_{p}=i\times D\times A_{i}/[d_{a} + (f' \times D)]</math>
 
<math>A_{p}=i\times D\times A_{i}/[d_{a} + (f' \times D)]</math>

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