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*Robust
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*Provides excellent water quality treatment
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*Resistant to temporary hydraulic overload
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*Can be beautiful
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*Sludge removal infrequent
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*Well established technology
*Well established technology
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*Will function prior to establishment of vegetation
*Will function prior to establishment of vegetation
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*Requires larger land area
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*Sludge removal may be more difficult
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*Open water may generate more health and safety concerns.
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Cons'''
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*Requires more land
*Requires more land
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*May be high cost
*May be high cost
*Sensitive to hydraulic overloading
*Sensitive to hydraulic overloading
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|Maintenance||Medium to high||Low
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|Stormwater benefit||High||Moderate
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|Biodiversity benefit||Increased with native planting||Typically lower
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