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AMERICAN RIVERS
This white paper focuses on the potential benefits to health, safety, and equitable distribution of resources for urban communities that green infrastructure can provide. Green infrastructure practices, such as rain gardens, green roofs, and permeable pavement, are designed to capture rainwater where it falls where it can infiltrate onsite to minimize pollution impacts to nearby streams and rivers.
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