Bioretention.com provides information about the design and construction of bioretention facilities for land planners, civil engineers, landscape architects, and environmental professionals.  

Although bioretention is one of the practices used in Low Impact Development ( LID ), Bioretention.com focuses solely on the actual facility design - not overall site design using the LID methodology.

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What is it?

A quick overview

BEFORE YOU DESIGN

A discussion of the components of bioretention

Pretreatment

Flow Entrance

Ponding Area

Plant Material

Organic Layer or Mulch

Planting Soil and Filter Media

Pea Gravel Diaphragm

Underdrain or Outlet

Surface Overflow

THE DETAILS OF DESIGN

On to the stuff you need.

Erosion and sediment control

Soil media

Underdrains

Filter materials

landscaping

Bioretention Types & Applications

Plant Material Guidelines

MAINTENANCE

A discussion of bioretention in residential applications and typical maintenance items

SIZING METHODS

Yes, there are several ways to size them

DESIGN SOFTWARE

Focus on more time on design - not the numbers - and be sure your bioretention is correctly sized.

STATE REFERENCES

Links to guidance for all 50 states as related to bioretention