Low Impact Development

What is Low Impact Development or LID?

Low Impact Development or LID is a management concept that controls stormwater by creating a landscape that mimics the natural water cycle.

This minimizes hydrologic changes to receiving water bodies and decreases pollutants entering water bodies. This technique has been shown to significantly decrease impacts of urbanization on receiving water bodies.

For more information on LID visit the Low Impact Development Center at http://www.lowimpactdevelopment.org/ or EPA's LID webpage at http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/lid.