Abstract: Bioretention is a measure of LID with high efficiency to reduce rainwater from the source with decentralized approach and control the migration of pollutants． The status of foreign bioretention cell for urban stormwater runoff control in the aspect of hydrological effects，water treatment and models were reviewed． The prospects of domestic stormwater runoff control were as follows: Solving the dissolved N and granular suspended matter to meet the standard of water quality under proper hydraulic loading． The stability of bioretention under long running，including fillers such as secondary pollution and natural regeneration，should also be taken into consideration． Hydraulic and water quality models must be combined with the theoretical studies for reducing test cycles and optimizing the parameters of experiment．