Residential Uses of LID
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technique that is being used in this setting. Click on this same area to
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Sketch A was adapted from Prince George's County, MD, LID IMP
Guidance Document, 2002.
Sketch B was modified from Start at the Source as
provided by Bay Area
Stormwater Management Agencies Association and illustrator
Patric Dawe.
Legend: A
Bioretention / Rain Garden, Low Density Residential
Soil Amendments, Low Density Residential
Bioretention / Rain Garden, Low Density Residential
Grassed Swale, Low Density Residential
Disconnectivity (Rain Barrel), Low Density Residential
Permeable Pavers, Low Density Residential
Grassed Swale, Low Density Residential
Bioretention / Rain Garden, Low Density Residential
Conservation, Low Density Residential
B
Conservation, High Density Residential
Permeable Pavers, High Density Residential
Disconnectivity (Rain Barrel), High Density Residential
Disconnectivity (Dry Well), High Density Residential
Minimizing Imperviousness (Reduced street width), High Density Residential
Suggestions:
Landscape with a rain garden to provide on-lot detention, filtering of
rainwater, and groundwater recharge.
Disconnect the gutters and downspouts from roofs and direct the flow to
a rain garden.
Retain rooftop runoff in a rain barrel for later on-lot use in lawn and
garden watering.
Combine the rain gardens with grassed swales to replace a curb-and-gutter
system.
Use permeable pavers for walkways and parking areas.