Sustainable drainage system
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Sustainable drainage systems are a collection of water management practices that aim to align modern drainage systems with natural water processes and are part of a larger green infrastructure strateg
Retention ponds such as this one in Dunfermline, Scotland, are considered components of a sustainable drainage system.
Bazzalgette combined sewer system being built in 1860, London
Roadside bioswale designed to filter storm water runoff from street surfaces
Runoff from the vicinity flows into an adjacent bioswale
Bioswale
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Bioswales are channels designed to concentrate and convey stormwater runoff while removing debris and pollution. Bioswales can also be beneficial in recharging groundwater, reducing flooding and erosi
Sustainable drainage system
…SuDS and other terminologies dealing with sustainable urban development. The following are examples generally accepted as components in a SuDS system: Bioswales are channels designed to concentrate and convey stormwater runoff while removing debris and pollution. Bioswales can also be beneficial in recharging…
Two bioswales for a housing development. The foreground one is under construction while the background one is established.
A curbside bioswale in Chicago.