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Greening the Urban Environment & Protecting Stream Health: The role played by 'Green Streets'Jim Dumont introduces hydrology students at University of the Fraser Valley to practical applications
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When undertaking infrastructure projects in the City of Victoria, we now ask ourselves what are the opportunities to do business differently so that there will be long-term benefits for the urban watershed.
'Green Streets' are designed to capture rainfall and reduce rainwater runoff. Jim Dumont compared Seattle's Street Edge Alternative (SEA) approach with a design that the Township of Langley has implemented.