{"id":30156,"date":"2022-11-30T11:10:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T01:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/2022\/11\/30\/what-is-a-bioretention-system\/"},"modified":"2023-01-22T20:04:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T10:04:14","slug":"what-is-a-bioretention-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/what-is-a-bioretention-system\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Bioretention System?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30156\" class=\"elementor elementor-30156\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-447d29b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"447d29b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-549166d0\" data-id=\"549166d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78070c27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78070c27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bioretention media is designed to incorporate different media types \u2013 including mulch, compost, soil, sand, and gravel. This layered media supports plant growth, provides biofiltration capabilities, and is designed to meet hydrological requirements.<\/p><p>As stormwater is redirected through a bioretention system, it is retained in a temporary ponding layer and allowed to infiltrate the layered media underneath. The infiltration qualities of the system, and their ability to soak in stormwater help to mitigate flooding.<\/p><p>A bioretention system\u2019s physical, chemical and biological processes all contribute to stormwater treatment \u2013 which occurs as stormwater is conveyed and allowed to infiltrate the media layers. Sustainable green assets can help to increase urban amenities and clean polluted stormwater discharge.<\/p><p>Plants in bioretention systems are generally selected for their pollution removal capabilities and have been shown to improve dissolved nutrient removal, remove hydrocarbons, and aid TSS sequestration. The root networks of these plants also help to keep the media permeable.<\/p><p>Bioretention allows treatment to occur across its various layers and provides many benefits &#8211;<\/p><ul><li>WSUD (Water Sensitive Urban Design) compliance<\/li><li>Development of green infrastructure &amp; sustainable stormwater assets<\/li><li>Pollutant removal, increased water quality &amp; stormwater treatment<\/li><li>Reduced stormwater run-off velocities<\/li><li>Flood mitigation &amp; management of water quantity<\/li><li>Increase in permeable surface and infiltration<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bioretention media is designed to incorporate different media types \u2013 including mulch, compost, soil, sand, and gravel. This layered media supports plant growth, provides biofiltration capabilities, and is designed to meet hydrological requirements. As stormwater is redirected through a bioretention system, it is retained in a temporary ponding layer and allowed to infiltrate the layered 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