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This report by TRCA found several stormwater management benefits by incorporating several LID principles [[Bioretention]], [[Infiltration trenches]]/[[Infiltration chambers]], and [[Enhanced grass swales]] into sustainable functional design in an underutilized space, now named the 'Bentway' under Toronto's Gardiner Expressway. This allowed for dual functioning of a public recreational area and suitable stormwater management. Read more by clicking the button above.
This report by TRCA found several stormwater management benefits by incorporating several LID principles [[Bioretention]], [[Infiltration trenches]]/[[Infiltration chambers]], and [[Enhanced grass swales]] into sustainable functional design in an underutilized space, now named the 'Bentway' under Toronto's Gardiner Expressway. This allowed for dual functioning of a public recreational area and suitable stormwater management. Read more by clicking the button above.
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This report by CVC highlights how the CA (per its mandate) and its member municipalities approached the construction of an addition to the CVC head office as an opportunity to showcase a green building that effectively manages water resources on the site in keeping with the Credit River Water Management Strategy. The report goes over how CVC created the new construction as a demonstration site that showcased LID practices within a typical commercial office setting. It also allowed the CA the opportunity to ‘learn by doing’ and closely monitor the performance and maintenance of LID practices and communicated the ways to improve the design, installation and management of LID
features. Monitoring found that all LID practices ([[Permeable pavements]], [[Grass swales]], and a [[Rainwater harvesting]] system) at CVC's Head Office reduces the runoff volume of rain events by 63%. This is an improvement from typical parking lots where the majority of runoff travels directly into the storm sewers and into our streams and Lake Ontario. The site also removes 81% of total suspended solids. Learn mroe about this work by clickign the button above.
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