Definitions
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- noun A type of
biofilter designed to removesilt andpollution fromsurface runoff , consisting of a swaleddrainage course with gently sloped sides and filled withvegetation ,compost and/orriprap .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The pitch may be its centrepiece, but the plan for the Valley Park Go Green Cricket Field project also includes an amphitheatre, butterfly garden, public gardens, a system that will divert rainwater from the school's roof to be used for irrigation, a bioswale (a landscape feature that traps pollutants) and much more green space covered by a generous tree canopy, all occupying three hectares (7.5 acres) of land
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed DAVE McGINN 2011
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The building features bioswale and rain garden systems, low-flow water fixtures, bike racks and a green roof.
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2010
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The building features bioswale and rain garden systems, low-flow water fixtures, bike racks and a green roof.
Los Angeles Business News - Local Los Angeles News | Los Angeles Business from bizjournals 2010
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Village Creek head waters that will include invasive plant removal, wetland enhancement, and bioswale construction.
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The building features bioswale and rain garden systems, low-flow water fixtures, bike racks and a green roof.
Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal 2010
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Divided by a bioswale running down from the new parking lot between one trial intended for pedestrians and another for motorized carts, the map of the project left boardmembers confused about how the trails would be configured.
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On arrival groupings of deciduous trees and shrubs, planted in the bioswale, and a dry-laid stonewall, evocative of the character of agrarian Chester County, will help shield the entrance drive and parking area from the house.
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KMA was one of the first companies in Irvine to voluntarily install an eco-friendly bioswale system in its parking lot to remove silt and pollution from surface water runoff.
unknown title 2009
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Before it did the work, TriMet had to obtain numerous permits to replace the ditch with a larger and more sophisticated bioswale, according to Jeff Goodling, TriMet construction project manager.
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As for specifics, she didn't offer much aside from suggesting the southern site "could be more of a bioswale that picks up water off the street and draings it," since the neighborhood has a recurring problem with rainwater flowing downhill and deadending in what Kiest called "an area of wonderfully flat, bad existing drainage."
West Seattle Blog... 2009
knitandpurl commented on the word bioswale
"There were roads and weeds—the city's landscaping was taking root at a remote nursery—and swells of clayish soil that made bioswales of the central park."
In Utopia by J.C. Hallman, p 225
October 6, 2010
qms commented on the word bioswale
Consider the throughput travail
Designing a new bioswale.
Input the terrain
And volume of rain
And hear the weary BIOS wail.
October 12, 2016