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• Bioretention: Construction Checklist
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• Bioretention: Construction checklist
  Common construction pitfalls can be avoided with careful construction supervision that focuses on the following aspects: |Bioretention locations should be blocked from construction traffic and should not be used for erosion and sediment control
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• Bioretention: Construction Checklist
  #REDIRECT [[Bioretention: Construction checklist]]
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• Bioretention: Construction checklist
  Common construction pitfalls can be avoided with careful construction supervision that focuses on the following aspects: |Bioretention locations should be blocked from construction traffic and should not be used for erosion and sediment control
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• Main Page
  O connor Park Bioretention.JPG|[[Bioretention|Bioretention]]|link=Bioretention Construction page lead photo.jpg|[[Construction]]|link=Construction
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• LID BMP Fact Sheets
  *Construction **Base Construction (if applicable), etc.
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• Level spreaders
  ...humb|Diagram from Wikimedia commons. Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory]] ...w into vegetated areas such as [[vegetated filter strips]], [[Bioretention|bioretention]], [[swales]] or forested conservation areas<ref>Hathaway, J. M., & Hunt, W
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• Post-construction
  [[File:construction process.jpg|400px|thumb|right|The five-step construction process for sub-surface and ground-level LIDs.]] ...applies to all sub-surface and ground-level LID practices: [[bioretention|bioretention gardens]], [[bioswales]], [[rain gardens]], [[exfiltration trenches]], [[en
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• Bioretention: Variations
  |+ Types of bioretention by underground design ||-||-||-||These are the simplest construction, often used by residents or community groups. Volume reduction is through i
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• Texture
  The [[filter media]] component of [[bioretention]], [[swales]] and [[green roofs]] must meet very specific design specificat For bioretention filter media and green roof growing media, “Sand Fraction Analysis” sho
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• Construction considerations
  ...ps://cvc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CVC-LID-Construction-Guide-Book.pdf Construction Guide for Low Impact Development, CVC (2013)</ref> ...emain outside the limit of disturbance and blocked from site traffic until construction of the facility begins, to prevent soil compaction by heavy equipment.
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• Bioretention: Life Cycle Costs
  [[File:IMG 2457 750X500.jpg|thumb|500px|Parking lot bioretention with surface ponding [[well]] in foreground, Kortright Centre, Vaughan, ON. ...retention: Full infiltration|full infiltration]], with an underdrain for [[Bioretention: Partial infiltration|partial infiltration]], or with an impermeable [[line
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• Permeable pavements: Gallery
  ...JPG|Permeable pavers in parking bays, Mississauga ON (note inspection of [[bioretention]] occurring in the background) PermeablePavementConstruction.jpg|Placement of permeable pavers during construction.
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• Bioretention: TTT
  [[File:LID TTT.png|thumb|[[Bioretention cells]] are found within the LID toolbox]] ....03 – 0.06<ref name = SWMM> Oregon State Univ., Corvallis. Dept. of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.; Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati
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• Low Impact Development Life Cycle Costing Tool
  ...on and maintenance assumptions. The LCCT provides cost estimates for the [[construction]], [[Inspection and maintenance|inspection, and maintenance]] of LID stormw ...line cost updates and construction practices (i.e., [[Bioretention: Sizing|bioretention sizing]] algorithm based on latest guidance).
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• Vegetated Filter Strip: Life Cycle Costs
  ...educe sediment loading that would otherwise end up on the surface of the [[bioretention cell]]. Dennis Ave Health Center, Wheaton, MD. Photo credit: [[Acknowledgem ...ot included, assuming BMP construction is part of overall development site construction.
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• Phosphorus testing in media
  For BMPs including: [[bioretention]], [[enhanced grass swales]], [[vegetated filter strips]], [[absorbent land ...] included or not<ref>Roy-Poirier, A., Champagne, P., and Filion, Y. 2010. Bioretention processes for phosphorus pollution control. Environmental Reviews, 18(NA),
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• Excavation and grading
  [[File:construction process.jpg|400px|thumb|right|The five-step construction process for sub-surface and ground-level LIDs.]] ...applies to all sub-surface and ground-level LID practices: [[bioretention|bioretention gardens]], [[bioswales]], [[rain gardens]], [[exfiltration trenches]], [[en
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• Construction
  ...:Construction page lead photo.jpg|500px|thumb|right|CVC staff conducting a construction inspection at Kenollie Public School, Mississauga, Ontario. (Photo source: ...TEP's construction guidance aims to give practical advice, specific to LID construction, to enable practitioners to successfully construct LID practices.
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• Bioretention: Sizing and modeling
  ...rameter descriptions and conceptual diagram illustrating key components of bioretention practices. Note that some of these parameters are limited: #The ''maximum'' total depth will be limited by construction practices i.e. not usually > 2 m.
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• Bioswales: Performance
  ...gions like Ontario, it can be assumed that they would perform similar to [[bioretention cells]]. Bioretention provides effective removal for many pollutants as a result of sedimentation
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• Swales: TTT
  ...which have amended filter media, should be modelled as [[Bioretention: TTT|bioretention cells]]. ...03 – 0.06 <ref name = SWMM> Oregon State Univ., Corvallis. Dept. of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.; Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati
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• Bioretention: Full infiltration
  ...esign Criteria for Green Infrastructure in the Right-of-Way. Engineering & Construction Services. September 2021. https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09 rect 1278 2868 1335 3149 [[Bioretention: Internal water storage|Internal Water Storage]]
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• Final Certification
  ...Practices.]<ref>CVC. 2015. Low Impact Development Certification Protocols: Bioretention Practices. Version 1.0 . https://cvc.ca/wp-content/uploads//2021/07/2016-04 flood-test-bioretention.jpg | Flood test for a bioretention LID facility. (Photo Source: CVC, n.d.)
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• Clogging
  ...\ Badgley, and B. D. Neher. 2017. “Does It Pay to Be Mature? Evaluation of Bioretention Cell Performance Seven Years Postconstruction.” Journal of Environmental ...on designs"'' In the Upstate Forever LID guide<ref>Upstate Forever. 2005. “Bioretention - LID Fact Sheet.” Greenville, South Carolina. https://www.upstateforever
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• Finishing grades and surface layer installation: vegetated LIDs
  [[File:construction process.jpg|400px|thumb|right|The five-step construction process for sub-surface and ground-level LIDs.]] ...ludes [[bioswale|bioswales]], [[rain garden|rain gardens]], [[bioretention|bioretention gardens]], and [[enhanced swale|enhanced swales]]. Depending on the design,
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• Enhanced Swales: Life Cycle Costs
  ...nt to prevent scour. [[Swales]] can provide pretreatment for other BMPs ([[bioretention]], soakaways, [[exfiltration trenches]]) or be designed in series with othe ...ot included, assuming BMP construction is part of overall development site construction.
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• Infiltration Trench: Life Cycle Costs
  ...ot included, assuming BMP construction is part of overall development site construction. ...nt contexts is assumed to be 16% of the cost estimate for new (greenfield) construction contexts.
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• Pretreatment
  ...2021. Curb Cut Inlet with Sediment Pad – Layout and Section. ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES STANDARD DRAWING. Accessed. https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uplo ...e, known as a "Sediment Pad" shown being used at the curb [[inlet]] of a [[bioretention]] cell on Danforth Av. to capture coarse sediment, trash and debris in inf
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• Pre-construction
  [[File:construction process.jpg|400px|thumb|right|The five-step construction process for sub-surface and ground-level LIDs.]] ...ers, and contractors on the pre-construction steps required for successful construction of sub-surface and ground-level LID practices.
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• LID opportunities in road-right-of-ways
  ! RoW Construction Type ! Boulevard [[Bioretention|bioretention]]
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• Infiltration: Sizing and modeling
  rect 238 266 397 329 [[Bioretention: Sizing]] #The ''maximum'' total depth will be limited by construction practices i.e. usually ≤ 2 m to avoid the need for benching and shoring o
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• Stormwater planters
  ...placementswap final.png|thumb|600 px|Stormwater planter or no infiltration bioretention cell draining a parking lot. This design variation includes an impermeable rect 864 2943 955 3079 [[Bioretention: Filter media|Filter Media]]
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• Underdrains
  ...to a layer of [[reservoir aggregate]]. They are an optional component of [[bioretention]] systems, [[bioswales]], [[permeable pavements]] and [[Stormwater Tree Tre ...e to promote infiltration of the water stored beneath. The depth of this [[Bioretention: Internal_water_storage| internal water storage reservoir]] should be sized
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• Infiltration
  *[[Bioretention]] (surface, full- or partial-infiltration design variations) # to treat construction site runoff,
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• Drawings
  ...dards-permits/standards-for-designing-and-constructing-city-infrastructure/construction-specifications-drawings-for-green-infrastructure/</ref> ...o their development manual<ref>https://www.kitchener.ca/en/development-and-construction/development-manual.aspx</ref>.
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• Table of contents
  *[[Bioretention]] *[[Construction]]
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• Monitoring
  ...s and site/feature design [[drawings]] provide the benchmark against which construction outcomes are evaluated. ...ctations. These inspections are conducted after substantial completion of construction prior to the beginning of the ‘warranty period’ (typically 2 years), an
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• Wells
  File:Shallow monitoring well update.png|thumb|700px|Cross-section view of a bioretention cell with a shallow monitoring well. For further details click here for [ht Monitoring wells are frequently installed on infiltrating systems such as [[bioretention]], [[bioswales]], [[infiltration trenches]] and hybrids thereof.
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• Swales
  ...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 [[File:Stepped cells.png||thumb|Stepped bioretention cells alternative for slopes >6 % <br> (vertical scale exaggerated)]]
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• LID opportunities on public land
  ...g|thumb|A [[no-mow]] zone is a landscape alternative that does not require construction activities. (Source: Aquafor Beech)]] ...s and public works yards. Many P2 techniques and strategies do not require construction, consultants or contractors. In fact, simply adding signage to a site is a
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• Finishing grades and surface layer installation: permeable pavements
  ...ishing grades and surface layer installation steps required for successful construction of permeable pavements. '''Construction Steps:'''
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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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• Source Water Protection
  ...lient: Region of Peel Infrastructure Planning. Consultant: Engineering and Construction Group. https://www.earthfx.com/?page_id=2205</ref>).}} ...ing stations, landfills, certain agricultural practices, manufacturing and construction sites). It is important that stormwater management plans be developed with
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• Key Design and Plan Review Considerations
  ...io-Retention_Cell-Cell_A_planting_plan_20130415.pdf planting plan] for a [[Bioretention]]/[[Bioswale]] located at the Kortright Centre, in Vaughan, ON. listed with All construction contracts that include [[vegetation]] should specify a minimum two (2) year
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• Climate change
  ...his relationship between cost and discount rate is exacerbated by the long construction time of a storage tunnel compared to the very short startup time of a rain *“As to the National Post Construction Stormwater Rule, EPA has decided to defer action on rulemaking to reduce st
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