LID SWM Planning and Design Guide:About

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1. To advance the science
2. To synthesize existing information
3. To link to other guides
4. To broaden collaboration
5. To improve access to LID planning and design information
6. To provide continuous updates that reflect user feedback and the latest research

The Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP)

The water component of STEP is a partnership between Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA), Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) and Credit Valley Conservation (CVC). It's key focus areas are:

• Urban Runoff and Green Infrastructure
• Erosion and Sediment Control
• Healthy Soils
• Road Salt Management
• Natural Features and Systems

STEP Water funding partners include:

• Toronto and Region RAP
• Great Lakes Sustainability Fund
• York Region
• Region of Peel
• City of Toronto
• The Atmospheric Fund

In addition to our program partners, STEP has worked with over 100 project specific partners in both the private and public sectors, all of whom are acknowledged on the project webpages.

The mandate and organizational structure for the water component builds upon experiences from the Stormwater Assessment Monitoring and Performance (SWAMP) program and feedback from various agency and industry representatives. The SWAMP program focused on studies of conveyance and end-of-pipe facilities such as perforated pipe systems, ponds, constructed wetlands, flow balancing systems, detention tanks and hydrodynamic separators.

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All wiki content is created, reviewed, edited and curated by subject matter experts within the Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP). We evaluate all comments and information submitted by wiki users through the Feedback tool, found at the bottom of every page. We also regularly ask stormwater professionals, academics and other experts to review and comment on wiki content.

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Commercial stormwater products on the wiki

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All commercial and proprietary products will be listed by name, link to an external website and be listed by name. STEP will only list a product on the wiki after it is commercially available.

Low Impact Development. A stormwater management strategy that seeks to mitigate the impacts of increased urban runoff and stormwater pollution by managing it as close to its source as possible. It comprises a set of site design approaches and small scale stormwater management practices that promote the use of natural systems for infiltration and evapotranspiration, and rainwater harvesting.

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