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Improve/Create water storage

Improve/Create water storage01. Water flow quantity improvement

• Change land use practices and zoning regulations to limit the allowable percent of impervious surface in the watershed

• Decommission roads

• Use pervious pavement alternatives where feasible

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 Improve/Create water storage01. Water flow quantity improvement
 ==General description ==
+:*	Reduce and limit the amount of impervious surfaces in the watershed
+::•	Change land use practices and zoning regulations to limit the allowable percent of impervious surface in the watershed
+::•	Decommission roads
+::•	Use pervious pavement alternatives where feasible
+:*	Minimize the extent and degree of soil compaction
+:*	Restore stream connectivity to floodplains (see  [[Remove bank fixation]],  [[Allow/increase lateral channel migration or river mobility]], [[Remeander water courses]],  [[Shallow water courses]],  [[Widen water courses]], [[Lower river banks or floodplains to enlarge inundation and flooding]], [[Remove hard engineering structures that impede lateral connectivity]], [[Set back embankments, levees or dikes]] )
+:*	Revegetate denuded areas within the watershed. Mean annual flow is increased as a result of greater runoff due to clearing and urbanization (Peterson&  Kwak 1999)
+:*	Protect, restore, and create wetlands and other infiltration areas (see [[Construct semi-natural/articificial wetlands or aquatic habitats]], [[Improve backwaters]], [[Reconnect backwaters and wetlands]], [[Restore wetlands]], [[Retain floodwater]] )
 ==Applicability ==