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#[[Post-construction]]

#[[Post-construction]]

Most LID practices work at the sub-surface and ground-level by routing stormwater flows from impervious surfaces into excavated or natural depressions or by allowing stormwater to pass through a pervious surface, as is the case with [[permeable pavements]]. These depressions are designed and constructed to the meet goals of the LID practice, which may be quality control, quantity control, or water balance restoration. [[Bioretention]] gardens, [[bioswales]], [[rain gardens]], [[enhanced swales]], [[exfiltration trenches]], [[permeable pavements]], underground infiltration systems ([[infiltration chambers|chambers]], [[infiltration trenches|trenches]], and [[soakaways]]), and [[Stormwater Tree Trenches| stormwater tree trenches]] all fall into this category.   

Most LID practices work at the sub-surface and ground-level by routing stormwater flows from impervious surfaces into excavated or natural depressions or by allowing stormwater to pass through a pervious surface, as is the case with [[permeable pavements]]. These depressions are designed and constructed to the meet goals of the LID practice, which may be quality control, quantity control, or water balance restoration. [[Bioretention]] gardens, [[stormwater planters]], [[bioswales]], [[rain gardens]], [[enhanced swales]], [[exfiltration trenches]], [[permeable pavements]], underground infiltration systems ([[infiltration chambers|chambers]], [[infiltration trenches|trenches]], and [[soakaways]]), and [[Stormwater Tree Trenches| stormwater tree trenches]] all fall into this category.   

For this reason, Stages 1-2 and 5 of the LID construction process are fundamentally similar for all sub-surface and ground-level LID types. To illustrate, STEP's recommended processes for excavation do not differ between LID practice types. Excavation procedures are the same, whether for a bioretention garden or a permeable pavement parking lot. On the other hand, stage 4 sub-tasks will vary depending on whether the LID practice's surface is vegetated or permeable pavement. Some sub-tasks in stage 3 will also vary depending on the LID type. For example, permeable pavements often require compaction of sub-surface storage layers. The following sections give a brief description of each over-arching stage, a list of sub-tasks for each stage, and links to the page dedicated to each main LID construction stage.

For this reason, Stages 1-2 and 5 of the LID construction process are fundamentally similar for all sub-surface and ground-level LID types. To illustrate, STEP's recommended processes for excavation do not differ between LID practice types. Excavation procedures are the same, whether for a bioretention garden or a permeable pavement parking lot. On the other hand, stage 4 sub-tasks will vary depending on whether the LID practice's surface is vegetated or permeable pavement. Some sub-tasks in stage 3 will also vary depending on the LID type. For example, permeable pavements often require compaction of sub-surface storage layers. The following sections give a brief description of each over-arching stage, a list of sub-tasks for each stage, and links to the page dedicated to each main LID construction stage.