design elements - San Jacinto Texas Historic District

Native streamside buffer in a utility corridor.
This recovering stream edge will be more stable with deep-rooted
vegetation.
Vegetation and bio-engineering methods can stabilize streambanks.
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Provide a buffer of native plantings along water edges, including
ditches, drainage channels, ponds and basins to help fi lter
rainwater.
Rain water runoff from paved surfaces,
particularly roadways, increases the volume
and rate of stormwater runoff and carries
pollutants such as oil and grease, eroding soil
and sediment, and metals into streams and
waterways. These pollutants accumulate as
the water fl ows downstream and eventually
begin to degrade the quality of the Gulf for
fi shing, recreation, and other uses.
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