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===Overview===
===Overview===
<p>Bioswales are the
<p>Bioswales are linear landscape features consisting of a drainage channel with gently sloping sides. Underground they are filled with engineered soil and a water storage layer of coarse gravel material.
They are also referred to as 'dry swales', 'vegetated swales', 'water quality swales' or 'inline bioretention'.
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{{TextBox|1=Bioswales are an ideal technology for:
{{TextBox|1=Bioswales are an ideal technology for:
<p><strong>The fundamental components of a bioretention cell are:</strong>
<p><strong>The fundamental components of a bioretention cell are:</strong>
*Biomedia - an engineered soil mix
*Biomedia - an engineered soil mix
*Planting - </p>
*Planting
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<p><strong>Additional components may include:</strong>
<p><strong>Additional components may include:</strong>
*Impermeable membrane to prevent infiltration to soils below
*Impermeable membrane to prevent infiltration to soils below