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Are you in development or construction? Thinking
about making changes to your commercial or
residential site? Check out this Low Impact
Development Toolkit from the Metropolitan Area
Planning Council (MAPA >>>
https://ow.ly/CCNc50PJ mYB
Low Impact Development integrates stormwater
management directly into site design, not as a
secondary consideration!
MASSACHUSETTS LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT TOOLKIT
FACT SHEET #1
LOW IMPACT SITE DESIGN
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Overview
Conventional development strategies treat stormwater as a secondary
component of site design, usually managed with "pipe -end -pond" systems
that collect rainwater and discharge it off site. In contrast, Low Impact
Development emhraces hydrology as an integrating framework for site
design, not a secondary consideration. Existing condition influence the
location of roadways, buildings, and parking areas, as well as the nature of the
stormwater management system.
IdD site design is a multi -step process that involves identifying important
natural features, placing buildings and roadways in areas less sensitive to
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disturbance, and designing a stormwater management system that creates
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a relationship between development and natural hydrology. The attention to
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natural hydrology, stormwater "micromanagement," nonstructural approaches, and
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landscaping results in a more attractive, multifunctional landscape with development
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and maintenance casts comparable to or less than conventional strategies that rely on
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a pipe -and -pond approach.
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Sensitive site landscaping u an important component
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of Low Impact Development. Ecological landscaping Management Objectives
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