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[[File:Edwards Gardens Bio 2014.JPG|thumb|These bioretention cells at Edwards Gardens in Toronto receive inflow from hydraulically connected permeable paving]]
[[File:Edwards Gardens Bio 2014.JPG|thumb|These bioretention cells at Edwards Gardens in Toronto receive inflow from hydraulically connected permeable paving]]
[[File:IMG 2457 750X500.jpg|thumb|Bioretention cell capturing and treating runoff from adjacent parking lot at the Kortright Centre, Vaughan.]]
[[File:IMG 2457 750X500.jpg|thumb|Bioretention cell capturing and treating runoff from adjacent parking lot at the Kortright Centre, Vaughan.]]
===Overview===
==Overview==
<p>Bioretention cells are one of the most well recognized form of low impact development (LID). They can fit into any style of landscape and encompass all mechanisms of action: infiltration, filtration and evapotranspiration.</p>
Bioretention cells are one of the most well recognized form of low impact development (LID). They can fit into any style of landscape and encompass all mechanisms of action: infiltration, filtration and evapotranspiration.
{{textbox|Bioretention cells are an ideal technology for:  
{{textbox|Bioretention cells are an ideal technology for:  
*Fitting functional vegetation into urban landscapes  
*Fitting functional vegetation into urban landscapes  
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*An [[underdrain]] to redistribute or remove excess water  
*An [[underdrain]] to redistribute or remove excess water  
*An [[Liner|impermeable membrane]] to prevent infiltration to soils below
*An [[Liner|impermeable membrane]] to prevent infiltration to soils below
==Planning considerations==
==Planning considerations==
<h3>Space</h3>  
<h3>Space</h3>  

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