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| | #where prohibitions and/or restrictions exist per approved Drinking Water Source Protection Plans (e.g. should not be used to treat pavement runoff within 2 year time of travel wellhead protection areas; see MOECC guidance). | | #where prohibitions and/or restrictions exist per approved Drinking Water Source Protection Plans (e.g. should not be used to treat pavement runoff within 2 year time of travel wellhead protection areas; see MOECC guidance). |
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| | + | ===Designing within constraints=== |
| | + | {{textbox|Infiltration can still be optimized over 'tight' soils with infiltration rates ≤ 15 mm/hr: |
| | + | *See [[Underdrains| underdrains]] for [[Bioretention| bioretention]] and [[Trees| tree pits, trenches and soil cells]], and |
| | + | *Results from STEP studies of infiltration practices on [[low permeability soils]] |
| | Infiltration facilities should be designed with modifications where: | | Infiltration facilities should be designed with modifications where: |
| | #the underlying bedrock is within 1 m below the bottom of the proposed BMP, or | | #the underlying bedrock is within 1 m below the bottom of the proposed BMP, or |
| | #the seasonal high groundwater level (i.e. water table) comes within 1 m below the bottom of the proposed BMP. | | #the seasonal high groundwater level (i.e. water table) comes within 1 m below the bottom of the proposed BMP. |
| − | ===Designing with constraints===
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| − | {{textbox|Infiltration can still be optimized over 'tight' soils with infiltration rates ≤ 15 mm/hr:
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| − | *See [[Underdrains| underdrains]] for [[Bioretention| bioretention]] and [[Trees| tree pits, trenches and soil cells]], and
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| − | *Results from STEP studies of infiltration practices on [[low permeability soils]]
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| − | {{textbox|Where infiltration is impossible, LID design alternatives exist which can still capture and retain stormwater:
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| − | *[[Stormwater planters]]
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| − | *[[Rainwater harvesting]]
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| − | *[[Green roofs]]
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| − | *[[Blue roofs]]
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| | + | {{:Groundwater}} |
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| | ==Planning== | | ==Planning== |