These best management practices redirect runoff from impervious surfaces to a pretreatment/treatment best management practice.
Impervious diversion
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Subsurface Flow Diverter
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Trench drain (metal grate: trench former, slotted vane drain)
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Surficial Flow Diverter
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Valley gutter with shallow concave shape (concrete)
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Water diversion bump with shallow convex shape (asphalt)
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Photo: Anoka County Conservation District
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Curb cut inlet
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Photo: Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District
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Vegetated swale
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This best management practice is used primarily for flow rate control but can also be designed to remove pollutants; it is a gradually sloped, shallow, flat-bottom ditch with check dams.
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Photo: Whatcom County, State of Washington
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