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Who Benefits From LID?
Coastal Environment
- Helps protect water quality by reducing sediment and stormwater pollution
- Protects shellfish growing areas and beaches from bacterial contamination
- Preserves trees, natural vegetation and open space
- Helps recharge groundwater aquifers and supplies
Developers
- Reduces costs of infrastructure such as curbs, gutters and stormwater ponds
- Reduces costs of site grading and clearing
- Helps meet state stormwater regulations
- Can help produce more attractive developments that sell faster
- Can increase the number of lots by reducing the size of stormwater ponds
Local Governments
- Balances growth with environmental protection
- Helps reduce flooding
- Helps reduce the cost of maintaining curbs, gutters and other infrastructure
- Promotes positive public and private partnerships in stormwater management
- Creates more attractive neighborhoods
Homeowners
- Creates aesthetically pleasing landscape gardening
- Attracts birds and butterflies
- Provides free water for landscaping
- Helps reduce yard flooding
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