Bioretention area definition
Bioretention area means a vegetated surface depression, often referred to as a “rain garden,” with amended soils used to capture, slow, infiltrate, and treat runoff from impervious surfaces, including rooftops, roads, parking lots and driveways. The goal of this practice is to infiltrate stormwater runoff. Properly designed and installed bioretention area provide volume control, and groundwater recharge. This practice should only be installed on slopes less than 5%.
Examples of Bioretention area in a sentence
Bioretention area is replanted as necessary to obtain 75 percent survival rate or greater.