Sentences with phrase «decreases stormwater runoff»
An ecoroof significantly decreases stormwater runoff, saves energy, reduces pollution and erosion, and helps preserve fish habitat.
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Similarly, stormwater runoff, decreased evaporative cooling, and building damage from soil contraction and expansion are just a subset of how precipitation impacts will affect human systems.
For example, the City of Seattle reduced runoff by 97 percent the year after converting an open ditch stormwater drain to an attractive roadside swale garden, decreasing the width of the adjacent street and planting native vegetation.