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Environmental
• Protects/restores the water quality of rivers and lakes.
• Protects stream channels.
• Reduces energy consumption.
• Improves air quality.
• Preserves ecological and biological systems.
• Reduces impacts to terrestrial and aquatic plants and animals.
• Preserves trees and natural vegetation.
• Maintains consistent dry weather flow (baseflow) through groundwater
recharge.
• Enhances carbon sequestration through preservation and planting of vege-
tation.
Cost effectiveness and LID
A variety of sources are now available documenting the cost effectiveness—even
cost reductions—which can be achieved through the application of LID practices.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released ReducingStormwater
Costs ThroughLowImpactDevelopment (LID) StrategiesandPractices, reporting
on cost comparisons for 17 different case studies across the country. EPA results
demonstrate the positive cost advantages of LID practices, when compared with
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