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;Dry swale
;Dry swale
:Linear bioretention cell designed to convey, treat and attenuate stormwater runoff. The engineered filter media soil mixture and vegetation slows the runoff water to allow sedimentation, filtration through the root zone, evapotranspiration, and infiltration into the underlying native soil.
:Linear bioretention cell designed to convey, treat and attenuate stormwater runoff. The engineered filter media soil mixture and vegetation slows the runoff water to allow sedimentation, filtration through the root zone, evapotranspiration, and infiltration into the underlying native soil.
;Catchment
;Source area
:The land draining to a single reference point (usually a structural BMP); similar to a subwatershed, but on a smaller scale.
;Check dam
;Check dam