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===Forming Community Partnerships===

===Forming Community Partnerships===

[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|Green features in your parking lot provide shade and evaporative cooling. This plays a role in reducing air temperatures on your site and making the walk from a car to your municipal facility a better experience during hot summer days]]

[[File:Bioretention_Parking_Lot_1.jpeg|thumb|Green features in your parking lot provide shade and evaporative cooling. This plays a role in reducing air temperatures on your site and making the walk from a car to your municipal facility a better experience during hot summer days]]

[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|This dry hydrant is connected to a large subsurface cistern. This water supply can be used in emergency situations to fight fires on site. (Source: Aquafor Beech)]]

[[File:Dry_Hydrant.jpeg|thumb|This dry hydrant is connected to a large subsurface cistern. This water supply can be used in emergency situations to fight fires on site. (Source: Aquafor Beech)]]

Municipal facilities are hubs for community groups, interest clubs and sports teams. Partnerships with these groups can help promote and fund your LID retrofits. Community groups may have an interest in upgrading or beautifying facilities that they commonly use. Volunteer support and even funding from these groups may be possible, especially if the project achieves common goals.

Municipal facilities are hubs for community groups, interest clubs and sports teams. Partnerships with these groups can help promote and fund your LID retrofits. Community groups may have an interest in upgrading or beautifying facilities that they commonly use. Volunteer support and even funding from these groups may be possible, especially if the project achieves common goals.

Prefabricated modular infiltration chambers are gaining acceptance for their easy integration with parking lot functions. These subsurface systems are typically installed over a coarse granular reservoir to provide storage and allow infiltration into native soils. Infiltration chambers under conventional asphalt system work well on sites where parking demand and other site uses do not allow space for a stormwater feature.

Prefabricated modular infiltration chambers are gaining acceptance for their easy integration with parking lot functions. These subsurface systems are typically installed over a coarse granular reservoir to provide storage and allow infiltration into native soils. Infiltration chambers under conventional asphalt system work well on sites where parking demand and other site uses do not allow space for a stormwater feature.

[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|Bioretention planters beautify this building entrance. The entrance receives a lot of traffic during business hours, making it an ideal location for a high visibility LID practice. (Source: Aquafor Beech)]]

[[File:Bioretention_Planters_1.jpeg|thumb|Bioretention planters beautify this building entrance. The entrance receives a lot of traffic during business hours, making it an ideal location for a high visibility LID practice. (Source: Aquafor Beech)]]

Permeable pavement can also be integrated in large municipal parking lots. Pervious concrete, permeable interlocking concrete pavers, and porous asphalt can detain stormwater and increase infiltration.

Permeable pavement can also be integrated in large municipal parking lots. Pervious concrete, permeable interlocking concrete pavers, and porous asphalt can detain stormwater and increase infiltration.