Benefits of Low Impact Development: How LID Can Protect Your Community's Resources

2012

By: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-09/documents/bbfs1benefits.pdf
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Green Stormwater Infrastructure

This fact sheet describes the function, benefits, and tactics of low-impact development (LID). It explains the hydrological differences between developed and undeveloped lands and how LID reduces stormwater runoff by enhancing infiltration. The fact sheet also compares how LID can be used in undeveloped and developed areas.