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This article is about planted installations designed to capture surface runoff through an engineered soil with subterranean infrastructure.  <br>
This article is about planted installations designed to capture <strong>and convey</strong> surface runoff through an engineered soil with subterranean infrastructure.  <br>
For simpler, residential systems, see [[Rain Gardens]]. <br>
For node type systems, see [[Bioretention Cells]].  
For linear systems, which convey flow, but are otherwise similar see [[Bioswales]].
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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
*Check dams
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Revision as of 20:05, 21 June 2017

This article is about planted installations designed to capture and convey surface runoff through an engineered soil with subterranean infrastructure.
For node type systems, see Bioretention Cells.

Overview[edit]

Bioswales are the


Bioswales are an ideal technology for:

  • Sites with long linear landscaped areas such as parking lots


The fundamental components of a bioretention cell are:

  • Biomedia - an engineered soil mix
  • Planting -

Additional components may include:

  • Impermeable membrane to prevent infiltration to soils below
  • Check dams

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Planning Considerations[edit]

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Design[edit]

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Performance[edit]

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Incentives and Credits[edit]

In Ontario

City of Mississauga
The City of Mississauga has a stormwater management credit program which includes RWH as one of their recommended site strategies[1].

LEED BD + C v. 4

SITES v.2


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