permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@intrex.net>]

David Glober wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I'm part of a local community group reviewing a design that's been
> proposed that would include bioswales for stormwater filtration - not

This implies bioremediation capability. Have you planned for that with the 
necessary
detoxification features?

Stormwater is lots of different types of runoff; if from airports it could 
contain
deicing chemicals and solvents used to clean runways and also chemical and 
petroleum spills.
A complete, well-designed system would be needed if you were going to use a 
bioswale for this sort of application.

Kevin Topek, listmember, should know something about this.

> exactly the same thing as swales we put in for rainwater capture and
> growing trees - in an area that's already been designated for open space,
> shoreline preservation and recreation.
>
> Would any one know if this could prove to be an example of stacking
> functions and multiple use, or is this something that is mutually
> exclusive?