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However, few tools exist that support the multi-objective optimization of GI/LID projects within SWMM models. To address this need, a new SWMM optimization tool was developed that connects SWMM with an existing optimization program, the Optimization Software Toolkit for Research Involving Computational Heuristics (OSTRICH). The optimization tool, OSTRICH-SWMM, was applied in a case study regarding the placement of GI/LID in Buffalo catchments. This study illustrates how OSTRICH-SWMM can be used to add GI/LID to catchments in a SWMM model and find the optimal placement of GI/LID that balances the number of CSO events, CSO volume, and/or pollutant loads with GI/LID implementation costs. GI/LID type was also optimized in a preliminary test considering the impact of rain barrels and permeable pavement on CSO volume. 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