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YEvapotranspiration

YPrecipitation

YWaterYStorage

YInfiltrationY-YANS--Evapotranspiration



WhatYareYtheYpossibleYimpactsYofYsedimentYerosionYupstream?Y-YANS--FloodingY
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YPlantingYgrasses

YTilingYlandYless

YBeingYcarefulYofYtheYamountYofYfertilizerYusedY

YUsingYrainYgardensY-YANS--

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oYWaterYoriginatingYfromYrainfallYorYmeltingYsnowYthatYrunsYoffYacrossYtheYlandYinsteadYo
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YChooseY3.

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,oYImprovedYwaterYquality
oYLandYandYstreambankYerosion
oYBenefitYtoYwildlifeYhabitats
oYPotentialYFloodingY-YANS--oYPollutantYrunoffYintoYwaterways
oYLandYandYstreambankYerosion
oYPotentialYFlooding

WhichYofYtheYfollowingYdescribeYwhyYitYisYimportantYtoYmanageYstormwaterYrunoff?
YChooseY3

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oYEnsureYpublicYsafety
oYIncreaseYtheYamountYofYdevelopment
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oYEnsureYpublicYsafety
oYProtectYfishYandYotherYaquaticYlife

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oYSurfacesYwhereYrainYorYmeltingYsnowYandYiceYcanYpassYthroughYtheYsurfaceYintoYtheYs
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AYnewYhousingYdevelopmentYisYbeingYconstructedYnearby.YTheYstormwaterYrunoffYonYth
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YtheYmethodYbeingYusedYtoYmanageYstormwaterYrunoff?

oYGreyYinfrastructure
oYNon-NativeYVegetation
oYGreenYinfrastructure
oYRainwaterYharvestingY-YANS--oYGreyYinfrastructure

WhichYofYtheYfollowingYdescribesYbenefitsYofYgreenYinfrastructure?
oYWaterYqualityYtreatment
oYFlowYcontrol
oYHabitat
oYAestheticsY
oYCoolingY(reducingYheatYislandYeffect)
oYAllYofYtheYaboveY-YANS--oYAllYofYtheYabove

•YWhichYofYtheYfollowingYareYgreenYinfrastructureYpractices?YChooseY3.
oYStormYdrain

,oYPonds
oYRainYBarrel
oYRainYGarden
oYGreenYroofY-YANS--oYRainYBarrel
oYRainYGarden
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•YWhichYofYtheYfollowingYdescribesYtheYdifferenceYbetweenY"Detention"YandY"retention"?
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•YWhichYofYtheYfollowingYdescribesYaYwatershed
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YwaterYcycle

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oYUseYtheYsoilYtriangleYbelow,YwhichYofYtheYfollowingYsoilYtypesYisY30%Ysand,Y30%YclayY
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YSandyYloam

YSandyYclayYloam

YClayYloamY

YSandyYclayY-YANS--ClayYloam



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YSlowestYtoYabsorbYwater

YHoldsYitsYshapeYwhenYwet

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YAbsorbingYandYretainingYwater

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YAnchoringYplants

YProvidingYaYhomeYtoYmanyYformsYofYlife

YAllYofYtheYaboveY-YANS--AllYofYtheYabove



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YSand

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YTrue

YFalseY-YANS--False



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oYTheYNutrientYrichYlayerYthatYprovidesYaYgrowingYmediaYforYvegetation,YoverallYsoilYstru
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