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| This article is about installations designed to capture and convey surface runoff along a vegetated channel, whilst also promoting infiltration. <br> | | This article is about installations designed to capture and convey surface runoff along a vegetated channel, whilst also promoting infiltration. <br> |
− | For underground conveyance which promotes infiltration, see [[Exfiltration trenches]]. | + | For underground conveyance which promotes infiltration, see [[Exfiltration trenches]].<br> |
| For conveyance along planted channels, on both surface and underground, see [[Bioswales]]. | | For conveyance along planted channels, on both surface and underground, see [[Bioswales]]. |
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| + | ===Overview=== |
| <p><strong>The fundamental components of an enhanced grassed swale are:</strong> | | <p><strong>The fundamental components of an enhanced grassed swale are:</strong> |
| <ul> | | <ul> |
| <li>Graded channel</li> | | <li>Graded channel</li> |
− | <li>Resilient turf grass</li> | + | <li>[[Grasses| Resilient turf grass]]</li> |
− | <li><li>[[Check dams]] to facilitate short tern ponding</li> | + | <li>[[Check dams]], to facilitate short tern ponding</li> |
| </ul> | | </ul> |
− | <strong>Additional components may include:</strong>
| + | <strong>Additional components may include:</strong> |
| <ul> | | <ul> |
− | <li>[[Filter media]] - an engineered soil mix</li> | + | <li>[[Absorbent landscapes| Amended soil]], to increase infiltration to soils below</li> |
− | <li>[[Liner|Impermeable membrane]] to prevent infiltration to soils below</li> | + | <li>[[Liner|Impermeable membrane]], to prevent infiltration to soils below</li> |
− | <li>[[Turf reinforcement]] to prevent scour</li> | + | <li>[[Turf reinforcement]], to prevent scour</li> |
− | </ul>
| + | </ul> |
| </p> | | </p> |