Stormwater Treatment Practices

• Stormwater Ponds

  • micropool ED pond
  • wet pond
  • wet ED pond
  • multiple pond system
  • “pocket” pond

• Stormwater Wetlands

  • shallow marsh
  • ED shallow wetland
  • pond/wetland system
  • “pocket” marsh
  • submerged gravel wetland

• Infiltration

  • infiltration trench
  • infiltration basin
  • porous pavement

• Filtering

  • surface sand filter
  • underground sand filter
  • perimeter sand filter
  • organic filter
  • pocket sand filter
  • bioretention

• Open Channels
  • dry swale
  • wet swale
  • grass channel

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The stormwater treatment practices presented in this slide show fall into five major categories: stormwater ponds, stormwater wetlands, infiltration practices, filtering practices, and open channels. Within each category, there are several design variations.