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The bioretention swale in the parking lot of the Unitarian | ||||||||
| Congregation in Mississauga is the most recent phase | |||||||||
| of work on the site. It will provide native grasses, shrubs, trees | |||||||||
| and a filter bed to treat the stormwater runoff from the parking lot. | |||||||||
| The Credit Valley Conservation Authority adopted the UCM site | |||||||||
| as part of their Corporate Greening Program, and provided | |||||||||
| technical expertise in the design of the soil mixture in the swale, | |||||||||
| which will help to break down the parking lot pollutants. The CVC | |||||||||
| chose planting that was suitable for the frequent wet conditions | |||||||||
| of the swale. | |||||||||
| The swale retains water by having a flow restrictor on the | |||||||||
| connection to the city's storm line and by raising the catch | |||||||||
| basin above the ground level. The water is then allowed time to | |||||||||
| filter down into the ground water and reduce the load on the | |||||||||
| city's storm water system. | |||||||||
| UCM has been greening it’s site for the past 10 years and | |||||||||
| wildlife is coming back, including monarchs on the asters | |||||||||
| and rabbits visiting the chokecherry bushes. | |||||||||
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