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NC-2009 SSc6.2:Stormwater Design—Quality Control

City Stormwater Filtration

Joel Cesare

LEEDuser Basic Member

7 thumbs up

March 9, 2012

Most of the stormwater runoff on our site will be directed to the city drain intake, which reportedly is equipped with enhanced filtration. Can this be used for BMP?

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Amy Rider

Sustainability Manager

KEMA Services

LEEDuser Basic Member

110 thumbs up

Fri, 03/16/2012 - 20:02

In general, if the project itself is not taking action the measure cannot count toward credit achievment. However, I do recommend finding out what they mean by "enhanced filtration" so that your project approach can complement the city system.

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