This document outlines the benefits, design factors and target pollutants of biofilters.
Design Scale: Lot, Precinct, Street
Biofilters (also known as biofiltration systems, bioretention systems and rain gardens) are excavated basins or trenches that are filled with porous filter media and planted with vegetation to remove pollutants from stormwater runoff. They use natural and physical processes to treat stormwater.
This document outlines the benefits, design factors and target pollutants of biofilters.
Our focus areas
Supporting community wellbeing and healthy environments within resilient and sustainable places throughout Western Australia.
