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using LID is to mimic a site’s predevelopment hydrology by using design techniques that infiltrate, filter, store, and detain runoff close to its source. Techniques are based on the premise that stormwater management should not be seen as stormwater disposal. Instead of conveying and managing / treating stormwater in large, costly endof-pipe facilities located at the bottom of drainage areas (the “conventional” approach), LID addresses stormwater through small, cost-effective landscape features located at the site. For example, rainwater from a house roof can be directed through the downspout of a roof gutter to spread out on a grassy or garden area so it can percolate into the ground, rather than running down a driveway or directly into a creek. Examples of LID site design cited in the draft ordinance include:
• diverting runoff from such as by using areas (also called );
• capturing rain water on a;
• using grassed along instead of -and- drainage.
By giving explicit emphasis and priority to LTD in the local Ordinance, we help to ensure that landowners will not encounter bureaucratic obstacles to employing these more environmentally-friendly and often lower-cost practices.
How does the SWM Ordinance affect private roads and driveways?
Due to our terrain and development patterns, private roads and driveways are one of our greatest sources of stormwater runoff and associated damage and pollution. If a private road or driveway will be more than 1,000 feet in length and have 10
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