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===Risk of Groundwater Contamination===
 
===Risk of Groundwater Contamination===
*Stormwater infiltration practices should not receive runoff from high traffic areas where large amounts of de-icing salts are applied (e.g., busy highways), nor from pollution hot spots (e.g., source areas where land uses or activities have the potential to generate highly contaminated runoff such as vehicle fuelling, servicing or demolition areas, outdoor storage or handling areas for hazardous materials and some heavy industry sites)
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*Stormwater infiltration practices should not receive runoff from high traffic areas where large amounts of [[de-icing salts]] are applied (e.g., busy highways), nor from pollution hot spots (e.g., source areas where land uses or activities have the potential to generate highly contaminated runoff such as vehicle fuelling, servicing or demolition areas, outdoor storage or handling areas for hazardous materials and some heavy industry sites)
*Prioritize infiltration of runoff from source areas that are comparatively less contaminated such as   roofs, low traffic roads and parking areas
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*Prioritize infiltration of runoff from source areas that are comparatively less contaminated such as low traffic roads and parking areas.
*Apply sedimentation pretreatment practices (e.g., oil and grit separators) before infiltration of road or parking area runoff
      
===Heavy Vehicle Traffic===
 
===Heavy Vehicle Traffic===
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