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LEXICON FOR COASTAL RESILIENCE
Bioretention basin
Landscaped depressions or shallow basins used to slow and treat on-site stormwater runoff. Stormwater is directed to the basin and then percolates through the system where it is treated by a number of physical, chemical and biological processes. The slowed, cleaned water is allowed to infiltrate native soils or directed to nearby stormwater drains or receiving waters. (Lake Superior Duluth, 2005)
Benefits
social, economic
Hazards
ecosystem disruption, flooding
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