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#*Plants with dense root structure and /or vegetative cover are favoured for their ability to act as pollution filters and tendency to slow water velocity

#*Plants with dense root structure and /or vegetative cover are favoured for their ability to act as pollution filters and tendency to slow water velocity

#*Be advised these practices are not constructed wetlands and are designed to fully drain within 48 hours.

#*Be advised these practices are not constructed wetlands and are designed to fully drain within 48 hours.

#Mid Zone -- This zone is inundated less frequently (2 – 100 year storm events) and has periodically high levels of moisture in the soil. The ecology of this zone is a transition from the Mineral Meadow Marsh/Beach-type community to an upland community.

#'''Mid Zone''' -- This zone is inundated less frequently (2 – 100 year storm events) and has periodically high levels of moisture in the soil. The ecology of this zone is a transition from the Mineral Meadow Marsh/Beach-type community to an upland community.

#*Plants able to survive in soils that are seasonally saturated, yet can also tolerate periodic drought.

#*Plants able to survive in soils that are seasonally saturated, yet can also tolerate periodic drought.

#*Species include grasses and groundcovers, as well as low shrub species.

#*Species include grasses and groundcovers, as well as low shrub species.

#High Zone -- The ecology of this zone is terrestrial due to its elevation in relation to the filter bed. The zone most closely resembles a Cultural Meadow or a Cultural Thicket community, depending on the mix of grasses, herbaceous material, shrubs and trees utilized.

#'''High Zone''' -- The ecology of this zone is terrestrial due to its elevation in relation to the filter bed. The zone most closely resembles a Cultural Meadow or a Cultural Thicket community, depending on the mix of grasses, herbaceous material, shrubs and trees utilized.

#*Plants should have deep roots for structure, be drought-tolerant and capable of withstanding occasional soil saturation.  

#*Plants should have deep roots for structure, be drought-tolerant and capable of withstanding occasional soil saturation.  

#*Trees and large shrubs planted in this zone will aid in the infiltration and absorption of stormwater.

#*Trees and large shrubs planted in this zone will aid in the infiltration and absorption of stormwater.