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| ===Planning Considerations=== | | ===Planning Considerations=== |
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| + | A linear design (surface area typically >2:1 length:width) is a common feature of a swales: |
− | <li>Although linear design (surface area typically >2:1 length:width) is a feature of a swale, an absolute minimum width is 0.6 m is required for bioswales to have healthy plant growth, and to facilitate construction. </li>
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− | <li>Grassed swales are usually mown as part of routine maintenance, so the cross section will be parabolic or trapzoidal in shape. The minimum width for this type is 2 m. </li> | + | <li>An absolute minimum width is 0.6 m is required for bioswales to have healthy plant growth, and to facilitate construction. </li> |
− | <li>Swales may be graded along longitudinal slopes between 0.5 - 6 %.</li> | + | <li>Grassed swales are usually mown as part of routine maintenance, so the cross section will be parabolic or trapzoidal in shape. The minimum width for this type is 2 m. </li> |
− | <ul> | + | </ul> |
− | <li>Check dams are required on slopes > 3 %. </li> | + | Swales may be graded along longitudinal slopes between 0.5 - 6 %: |
− | <li>Slopes > 6% can accommodate a series of stepped [[bioretention cells]], each overflowing with a weir, into the next. </li> | + | <ul> |
− | </ul>
| + | <li>Check dams are required on slopes > 3 %. </li> |
− | </ul> | + | <li>Slopes > 6% can accommodate a series of stepped [[bioretention cells]], each overflowing with a weir, into the next. </li> |
| + | </ul> |
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− | <gallery mode="packed" widths=300px heights=300px> | + | <gallery mode="packed" widths=300px heights=300px> |
− | Bioswale.png| Bioswale with check dams, vertical scale exaggerated. | + | Bioswale.png| Bioswale with check dams, vertical scale exaggerated. |
− | Stepped cells.png| The stepped cells alternative for slopes > 6 %. | + | Stepped cells.png| Stepped cells alternative for slopes > 6 %. |
− | </gallery> | + | </gallery> |
− | </panelSuccess> | + | </panelSuccess> |
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