Exfiltration trenches are similar to infiltration trenches but differ primarily in the the manner in which stormwater is delivered to the trench. Runoff enters infiltration trenches directly by infiltration from the surface. In exfiltration systems, surface runoff is collected by drainage inlets and delivered to the trench via subsurface perforated pipes.
The downward movement of water through the soil, the downward flow of runoff from the bottom of an infiltration BMP into the soil.
Loss of water from a drainage system as a result of percolation or absorption into the surrounding medium (e.g., the infiltration of water into the native soil through a perforated pipe wall as it is conveyed).
The portion of water precipitated onto a catchment area, which then flows as surface discharge from the catchment area past a specified point.
Water from rain, snow melt, or irrigation that flows over the land surface.
The downward movement of water through the soil, the downward flow of runoff from the bottom of an infiltration BMP into the soil.
Loss of water from a drainage system as a result of percolation or absorption into the surrounding medium (e.g., the infiltration of water into the native soil through a perforated pipe wall as it is conveyed).
The portion of water precipitated onto a catchment area, which then flows as surface discharge from the catchment area past a specified point.
Water from rain, snow melt, or irrigation that flows over the land surface.