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Low Impact Development for Reducing Water Pollution in the Coastal Watershed
- "Low Impact Development (LID) is a new approach to urban planning and site design that aims to maintain and restore the water cycle in developing watersheds. Sometimes coined Green Infrastructure, LID uses site-specific engineering designs that utilize Best Management Practices (BMPs) to infiltrate, filter, store and treat stormwater close to its source. LID construction and landscaping plans allow water to infiltrate into the ground, recharging local water supplies and protecting the water quality of nearby waterways. LID techniques are most effective when they are incorporated into the design for new development, but both commercial and residential properties can be retrofitted to hold more rainwater on-site." - excerpt from Surfrider Foundation's Coastal A-Z document, Low Impact Development (LID)
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