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Created page with "Increases in the quantity, rate, and frequency of runoff can be linked to two root causes: #the conversion of undeveloped or agricultural land cover to urban uses, and #the..."
Increases in the quantity, rate, and frequency of runoff can be linked to two root causes:
#the conversion of undeveloped or agricultural land cover to urban uses, and
#the application of storm sewer systems.
The goal of LID site design strategies is to minimize these two sources of hydrologic impacts. Avoiding downstream impacts through non-structural, innovative site design methods is more economical, operationally efficient, and aesthetically pleasing than concentrating all stormwater management efforts on treating and controlling runoff downstream.
Site designers should exhaust all opportunities for non-structural methods to prevent runoff from being generated before determining how to mitigate the land cover change and storm sewer impacts through structural LID practices and detention ponds.
LID site design strategies can be grouped into four themes:
#Preserving important [[hydrologic features and functions]];
#[[Siting and layout of development]];
#[[Reducing impervious area]]; and
#[[Using natural drainage systems.
The strategies need to be considered together as they all overlap and relate to each other. For example, preserving a natural channel will impact the layout of the site, and the layout of the site determines the extent of impervious area and optimal locations of structural BMPs.
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#the conversion of undeveloped or agricultural land cover to urban uses, and
#the application of storm sewer systems.
The goal of LID site design strategies is to minimize these two sources of hydrologic impacts. Avoiding downstream impacts through non-structural, innovative site design methods is more economical, operationally efficient, and aesthetically pleasing than concentrating all stormwater management efforts on treating and controlling runoff downstream.
Site designers should exhaust all opportunities for non-structural methods to prevent runoff from being generated before determining how to mitigate the land cover change and storm sewer impacts through structural LID practices and detention ponds.
LID site design strategies can be grouped into four themes:
#Preserving important [[hydrologic features and functions]];
#[[Siting and layout of development]];
#[[Reducing impervious area]]; and
#[[Using natural drainage systems.
The strategies need to be considered together as they all overlap and relate to each other. For example, preserving a natural channel will impact the layout of the site, and the layout of the site determines the extent of impervious area and optimal locations of structural BMPs.
[[category:planning]]