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*Installing below any type of surface or landscape
*Installing below any type of surface or landscape
*Balancing the requirements to infiltrate excess stormwater whilst conveying excess}}
*Balancing the requirements to infiltrate excess stormwater whilst conveying excess}}
Take a look at the downloadable Soakaways, Infiltration Trenches & Chambers Factsheet below for a .pdf overview of this LID Best Management Practice:
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'''The fundamental components of an infiltration trench are:'''
'''The fundamental components of an infiltration trench are:'''
*Water storage reservoir, filled with [[Reservoir_gravel|coarse aggregate]], possibly void-forming structures to minimize depth and conserve aggregate, and organic material derived from untreated wood (aids in dissolved nitrogen removal);
*Water storage reservoir, filled with [[Reservoir_gravel|coarse aggregate]], possibly void-forming structures to minimize depth and conserve aggregate, and organic material derived from untreated wood (aids in dissolved nitrogen removal);