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a) Filtration.<br />

b) Infiltration.<br />

c) Adsorption.<br />

d) Biological Uptake.<br />

SMG-9 Figure 16 Infiltration<br />

SMG-9 Table 12<br />

<strong>Stormwater</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Function - Infiltration<br />

Water Quality<br />

Metals<br />

Sediment<br />

TPH<br />

Flood Protection x<br />

Stream Channel Erosion<br />

Protection<br />

Infiltration practices direct urban stormwater away from surface runoff paths and into the<br />

underlying soil. In contrast to surface detention methods, which are treatment or delay<br />

mechanisms that ultimately discharge all runoff to streams, infiltration diverts runoff into<br />

groundwater. Of all the traditional stormwater management practices, infiltration is one of<br />

the few practices (together with revegetation and rain tanks) that reduce the overall<br />

volume of stormwater being discharged.<br />

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