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• Inspection and Maintenance: Bioretention & Bioswales
  ...ices: Bioretention. https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2018/02/Bioretention-and-Dry-Swales-Fact-Sheet.pdf</ref>]] ...water and optimizing the amount drained by infiltration. Key components of bioretention practices for inspection and maintenance described further below. <br>
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• Sub-surface components
  ...ltration chambers]], and [[soakaways]]. In general, this section describes construction and inspection processes for below ground installed materials and infrastru '''Construction Steps:'''
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• Inspections and maintenance
  ...tion Guide. Version 1.0. https://cvc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CVC-LID-Construction-Guide-Book.pdf</ref> and some municipalities and conservation authorities c ...eatment if they are not installed properly or protected from damage during construction. Experiences with early applications have shown that failures are often due
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• Rainwater harvesting
  ...e [[Infiltration chambers|infiltration chamber]] or a [[Bioretention cells|bioretention cell]]. But, if the tank is located below the ground or inside a building t ==Construction==
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• Inspection and Maintenance: Enhanced Swales
  ...do not feature [[filter media]] soil and [[underdrains|sub-drains]] like [[bioretention]] or [[bioswales]] do. Water not ponded behind check dams or absorbed by th ...egetated swales', or 'water quality swales'. This type of BMP is form of [[bioretention]] with a long, linear shape (surface area typically >2:1 length:width) and
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• Reducing impervious area
  ...impacts and greater stormwater management costs but also adds unnecessary construction and maintenance costs and uses space that could be used for a revenue gener ...ys to reduce the impervious areas of cul-de-sacs include a landscaped or [[bioretention]] centre island, T-shaped turnaround, or by using a loop road instead.
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• Phosphorus
  ...ID type, phosphorus exists in the soil/media as well. Such LIDs include, [[bioretention]], [[enhanced swales|enhanced grass swales]], [[vegetated filter strips]], .... F., Jarrett, A. R., Smith, J. T., and Sharkey, L. J. (2006).“Evalu-ating bioretention hydrology and nutrient removal at three field sites in North Carolina.” J
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• Planting design
  ...g of an individual ornamental flower species may appear insignificant in a bioretention cell. Some plant materials may require management (thinning, pruning) in or ...ecies composition and spacing. In addition, landscape plans should include construction details and pertinent notes specifying site supervision, monitoring and mai
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• Inspection and Maintenance: Vegetated Filter Strips
  ...egetated swales', or 'water quality swales'. This type of BMP is form of [[bioretention]] with a long, linear shape (surface area typically >2:1 length:width) and !<br>'''Construction Inspection'''
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• Vegetated filter strips
  ...ould drain continuously as sheet flow until reaching a [[swales|swale]], [[bioretention]] facility, or other LID practice. To learn about Life Cycle Costs associated with this practice (i.e. Pre-construction, Excavation, Materials & Installation, Project Management, Overhead, Inspec
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• Design infiltration rate
  ...design infiltration rate (''f''') is used in all sizing calculations for [[bioretention]] and [[bioswales]], [[dry ponds]], [[infiltration trenches]] and [[infiltr Keep in mind that excessive testing and disturbance of the site prior to construction is not recommended.<ref>Christopher B. Burke Engineering LLC. (2009). Soil
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• LID Case Studies
  ==Bioretention== ...l stormwater management benefits by incorporating several LID principles [[Bioretention]], [[Infiltration trenches]]/[[Infiltration chambers]], and [[Enhanced gras
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• Urbanization
  ...d and Agricultural Organization (UNFAO). 1991. A Manual for the Design and Construction of Water Harvesting Schemes for Plant Production. Available at URL: http:// ...pe detention and polishing process. While many LID practices – including [[bioretention]], soakaway pits and others – are not necessarily intended to remedy issu
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• Nutrients
  ...and H.W., Goh. 2022. Effects of Vegetation and Saturated Zone in Cascaded Bioretention on Enhancing Nutrient Removal. Environmental Engineering Research, 28(3), p ...al, 2020<ref name="example3" />). Other activities in urban areas such as construction, fuel deposition by vehicles, and leaking of sewer pipes or septic tanks ca
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• Permeable pavements
  ...periodic vacuum sweeping and preventative measures like not storing snow, construction materials or landscaping materials on the pavement are critical to prevent ...asin outlet, but water may also be directed to a downstream practice (e.g. bioretention, swale). Another option is a gravel diaphragm or trench along the downgradi
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• Bioretention
  ...ilter media layer, mulch and vegetation. Other design variations include [[Bioretention: Full infiltration|'''full infiltration''']] and [[Stormwater planters|'''n rect 1295 3183 1348 3254 [[Bioretention: Internal water storage|Internal Water Storage]]
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• Terminology
  :A broad category of particulate material used in construction, including sand, gravel, crushed stone, slag, recycled concrete and geosynt :A mixture of mineral aggregates bound with bituminous materials, used in the construction and maintenance of paved surfaces.
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• Enhanced swales
  ...ff reduction functions of simple grass channel and roadside ditch designs. Bioretention swales (i.e.bioswales, dry swales) incorporate filter media and possibly a As shallow grassed swales are a common roadside construction, the Ministry of Transport has created their own guide to maximum flow dept
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• Testing
  ...t support healthy vegetation. Whether it be the engineered filter media of bioretention cells, the growing media of green roofs or the topsoil of enhanced swales, ...nd soluble salts) needs to be completed prior to it being delivered to the construction site. Testing to confirm that installation of the soil component is accepta
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• Stormwater Tree Trenches
  rect 1636 3463 1691 3632 [[Bioretention: Internal water storage|Internal Water Storage]] rect 845 3081 2058 3636 [[Bioretention: Filter media|Filter Media]]
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