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==Overview==
==Overview==
Gently sloping, densely vegetated areas that are designed to treat runoff as sheet flow from adjacent impervious surfaces. Filter strips function by slowing runoff velocities and filtering out sediment and other pollutants, and by providing some [[infiltration]] into underlying soils. Filter strips may be comprised of a variety of [[trees]], [[Shrubs:List|shrubs]], and vegetation to add aesthetic value as well as water quality benefits.
They are best suited to treating runoff from roads and highways, roof downspouts and low traffic parking lots. They are also ideal as pretreatment to another lot level or conveyance practice. Filter strips also provide a convenient area for [[Winter|snow storage]] and treatment.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==