Re-Design
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Bioretention Facilities
Learn more about Bioretention facilities and the role they play in filtering runoff.
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Disconnect Roof Drains
In some areas of Owatonna, roof downspouts are connected directly to the storm sewer system. Disconnecting the downspout re-directs the stormwater to your yard where it can soak into the soil rather than onto an impervious driveway or sidewalk.
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Low Impact Development
Low Impact Development or LID is a stormwater management approach and site-design technique that emphasizes water infiltration, values water as a resource and promotes the use of natural systems to treat water runoff.
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Porous Pavement Alleys
The City has two alleys located near flood prone areas in the downtown area. Both alleys are located within three blocks or the Straight River, a water body listed on the 303(d) list for both turbidity and fecal coliform impairments. The native soil located in this area is sand, which provides for increased infiltration.
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Rain Barrels
Read about rain barrels and their importance in stormwater management.
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Rain Gardens
Rain Gardens are important because as cities and suburbs grow and replace forests and agricultural land, increased stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces becomes a problem.
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Vegetative Buffers
Vegetative Buffers are essential to preventing soils from becoming disturbed from their location is the most efficient and cost effective way to avoid soils from being lost.