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[[File:Stormwater planter pu.png|thumb|An above ground planter with downspout and overflow. ]]
[[File:Stormwater planter pu.png|thumb|An above ground planter with downspout and overflow illustrated.]]
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Image:Stormwater planter.png|thumb|700 px|This is an image map of a stormwater planter, clicking on components will load the appropriate article.
Image:Stormwater planter.png|thumb|700 px|This is an image map of a stormwater planter, clicking on components will load the appropriate article.
Over subsurface infrastructure, soils prone to subsidence, or pollution hotspots, it may be necessary to prevent all [[infiltration]]. These BMPs can also be squeezed into tight urban spaces, adjacent to buildings and within the usual setbacks required for infiltrating facilities. Stormwater planters can also be used as a means of providing building-integrated LID by capturing a portion of the rainwater from the rooftop.
Over subsurface infrastructure, soils prone to subsidence, or pollution hotspots, it may be necessary to prevent all [[infiltration]]. These BMPs can also be squeezed into tight urban spaces, adjacent to buildings and within the usual setbacks required for infiltrating facilities. Stormwater planters can also be used as a means of providing building-integrated LID by capturing a portion of the rainwater from the rooftop.
==Overview==
{{textbox|Stormwater planters are an ideal technology for:
*Sites which cannot infiltrate water owing to contaminated soils or shallow bedrock,
*Zero-lot-line developments such as condos or dense urban infill.}}
'''The fundamental components of a stormwater planter are:'''
*a planting bed of [[storage media]],
*suitable vegetation,
*decorative aggregate or [[stone]],
*An [[underdrain]]
'''The design may benefit from:'''
*A [[level spreaders| level spreader]]
==Planning Considerations==
==Design==