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Updated: May 15, 2025
Green Roof
Also known as vegetated roofs, living roofs, or ecoroofs, green roofs are alternative roof surfaces that typically consist of waterproofing and drainage materials, along with an engineered growing media designed to support plant growth.
Updated: May 15, 2025
Bioswales and Open Vegetative Channels
Open channels convey stormwater runoff and provide treatment as the water is conveyed. Runoff passes through vegetation in the channel, the subsoil matrix, and/or infiltrates the underlying soils.
Updated: May 15, 2025
Bioretention
Bioretention is a stormwater management practice that can achieve water quantity and quality goals through runoff reduction and pollutant removal.
Updated: May 15, 2025
Tree Planting
Tree planting is the practice of planting deciduous or evergreen trees in areas where they will grow and create a leafy canopy that intercepts rainfall and reduces runoff.
Updated: May 15, 2025
Septic Pumping
Septic systems achieve nutrient reductions through several management practices, including routine maintenance and pumping.
Updated: May 15, 2025
Rain Gardens
A rain garden is a planted depression in the landscape designed to collect and temporarily store stormwater runoff, allowing it to be absorbed into the soil, taken up by plants, or evaporated.
Updated: May 15, 2025
Rain Barrels and Cisterns
Rain barrels and cisterns are collection containers placed at the end of downspouts to collect rooftop runoff and store it for later use.
Updated: May 15, 2025
Permeable Pavers
Permeable pavers or porous pavement reduce runoff volume by allowing water to filter through open voids in the pavement surface to a washed gravel subsurface storage reservoir.
Updated: May 15, 2025
Downspout Redirect
Downspout redirection changes the flow of rooftop stormwater so that it is no longer directed to an impervious surface or piped into a sewer system or body of water. Instead, it is directed to a pervious or permeable surface such as a yard, garden, or conservation landscape.
Updated: May 15, 2025
Conversion from Turfgrass to Conservation Landscaping
Conversion from Turfgrass to Conservation Landscaping is a practice that replaces sections of turfgrass with native plants.
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