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#LID Defaults from the EPA SWC

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#LID Defaults from the EPA SWC The following defaults are from the EPA Stormwater Calculator https://www.epa.gov/water-research/national-stormwater-calculator A few of these parameters such as the capture ratio are not parameters in InfoSWMM Sustain There are some additional points to keep in mind when applying LID controls to a site: 1.      The area devoted to   Disconnection ,   Rain Gardens , and   Infiltration Basins   is assumed to come from the site’s collective amount of pervious land cover while the area occupied by   Green Roofs ,   Street Planters   and   Porous Pavement   comes from the site’s store of impervious area. 2.        Underdrains (slotted pipes placed in the gravel beds of   Street Planter   and   Porous Pavement   areas to prevent the unit from flooding) are not provided for. However since underdrains are typically oversized and pla...