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Term	Acronym	Vocabulary	Vocabulary Type	Definitions
Low Impact Development	LID	Greening EPA Glossary	Glossary and Key Word List	Definition: A sustainable landscaping approach that can be used to replicate or restore natural watershed functions and/or address targeted watershed goals and objectives.
Low Impact Development	LID	Green Infrastructure Glossary	Glossary and Key Word List	Definition: A comprehensive stormwater management and site-design technique. Within the LID framework, the goal of any construction project is to design a hydrologically functional site that mimics predevelopment conditions. This is achieved by using design techniques that infiltrate, filter, evaporate, and store runoff close to its source. Rather than rely on costly large-scale conveyance and treatment systems, LID addresses stormwater through a variety of small, cost-effective landscape features located on-site. LID is a versatile approach that can be applied to new development, urban retrofits, and revitalization projects. This design approach incorporates strategic planning with micro-management techniques to achieve environmental protection goals while still allowing for development or infrastructure rehabilitation to occur.
Low-impact development	LID	Chesapeake Bay Glossary	Glossary and Key Word List	Definition: Innovative stormwater management practices that mimic a site's pre-development hydrology. LID uses design techniques that reuse runoff and allow it to soak into the soil, helping to protect local water quality.
Low Impact Development	LID	EPA EV-Built Environments-Buildings, Building Materials, Construction	Taxonomy	Definition 1: Development that is designed to be hydrologically functional by mimicking pre-development hydrology or hydraulic conditions. This is achieved by using design techniques that infiltrate, filter, evaporate, and store runoff close to its source (e.g. bioretention, rain gardens, cisterns, green roofs) [EPA Stormwater Discharges from Developed Sites; Glossary from Owner/Developer Long Questionnaire; 4/16/2010 DRAFT VERSION Quoted on NAHB website] Definition 2: A comprehensive stormwater management and site-design technique. Within the LID framework, the goal of any construction project is to design a hydrologically functional site that mimics predevelopment conditions. This is achieved by using design techniques that infiltrate, filter, evaporate, and store... runoff close to its source. Rather than rely on costly large-scale conveyance and treatment systems, LID addresses stormwater through a variety of small, cost-effective landscape features located on-site. LID is a versatile approach that can be applied to new development, urban retrofits, and revitalization projects. This design approach incorporates strategic planning with micro-management techniques to achieve environmental protection goals while still allowing for development or infrastructure rehabilitation to occur. [Green Infrastructure: Glossary of Commonly Used Terms] Definition 3: a more sustainable land development approach that begins with a site planning process that first identifies critical natural resource areas for preservation. [Adapted from Office of the President Council on Environmental Quality Guidance for Federal Agencies on Sustainable Practices for Designed Landscapes at https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ceq/recommendations_on_sustainable_landscaping_practices.pdf]

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