Storm Water Prevention

• Lowered curbs

• Percolation ponds

• Percolation gardens

• Riparian Buffer Zones

(strips of green way beside river)

• Porous materials

• Grass swales / berms

• Safety issues

• Require space

• Good, but need to pick hardy plants

• Very good at reducing sediment & nutrients

• “Public perception”

• Soil & Plant dependent

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