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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|BrianAsh]] | ||
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. | 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. | ||
| + | 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 | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:01, 23 August 2018
Parking lot bioretentionA shallow excavated surface depression containing prepared filter media, mulch, and planted with selected vegetation. with inspection well in foreground, Kortright centre, Vaughan
Parking lot bioretentionA shallow excavated surface depression containing prepared filter media, mulch, and planted with selected vegetation. sharing underground reservoir with adjacent permeable pavingAn alternative practice to traditional impervious pavement, prevents the generation of runoff by allowing precipitation falling on the surface to infiltrate through the surface course into an underlying stone reservoir and, where suitable conditions exist, into the native soil., Edwards gardens, Toronto
Parking lot bioretentionA shallow excavated surface depression containing prepared filter media, mulch, and planted with selected vegetation. with decorative stone for erosion controlIncludes the protection of soil from dislocation by water, wind or other agents., and inspection well in foreground, Earth rangers, Vaughan
The sunken curb holds the edge of the asphaltA mixture of mineral aggregates bound with bituminous materials, used in the construction and maintenance of paved surfaces. pavement and lets water freely flow to the bioretention cell beside the 7sigma parking lot in Minneapolis, MN (USA)
Photo credit:BrianAsh
Bioretention cells on Elm Drive, Mississauga, are lower then the adjacent road to accommodate a catch basinGround depression acting as a flow control and water treatment structure, that is normally dry. inlet between the paved surface and the cells.
The grade and lack of curb allow for sheet-flow runoffThat potion of the water precipitated onto a catchment area, which flows as surface discharge from the catchment area past a specified point.Water from rain, snow melt, or irrigation that flows over the land surface. into this bioretentionA shallow excavated surface depression containing prepared filter media, mulch, and planted with selected vegetation. facility. Lakeside Park, Mississauga, ON
