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Green Stormwater Infrastructure Plan

A rain-garden path photo alongside a labeled street cross-section diagram showing green stormwater infrastructure and water-flow percentages: 20% evapotranspiration, 35% surface flow, 10% interflow, 35% infiltration.
Source: San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program.

Integrates nature-based stormwater features to improve water quality, reduce flooding, and increase climate resilience.

Uses vegetated, permeable landscapes to restore more natural hydrology and enhance wildlife habitat.

Habitat is an explicit goal — but the plan does not specify the use of locally native plants.