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| |+ Types of Swale | | |+ Types of Swale |
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| !style="background: darkcyan; color: white"|Property | | !Property |
| !style="background: darkcyan; color: white"|Bioswale | | !Bioswale |
| !style="background: darkcyan; color: white"|Enhanced grass swale | | !Enhanced grass swale |
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| !Surface water
| | |Surface water||Minimal<br>Any surface flow can be slowed with check dams||Ponding is encouraged with check dams |
| |Minimal<br>Any surface flow can be slowed with check dams||Ponding is encouraged with check dams | |
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| !Soil
| | |Soil||Filter media required||Amendment preferable when possible |
| |Filter media required||Amendment preferable when possible | |
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| !Underdrain
| | |Underdrain||Common||Uncommon |
| |Common||Uncommon | |
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| !Maintenance
| | |Maintenance||Medium to high||Low |
| |Medium to high||Low | |
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| !Stormwater benefit
| | |Stormwater benefit||High||Moderate |
| |High||Moderate | |
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| !Biodiversity benefit
| | |Biodiversity benefit||Increased with native planting||Typically lower |
| |Increased with native planting||Typically lower | |
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