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<caption><strong>Types of Swales</strong></caption>
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<tr class ='success'><th>Property</th><th>Bioswale</th><th>Enhanced Grass Swale</th></tr>
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<tr><td>Surface water</td><td>Minimal<br>Any surface flow can be slowed with check dams</td><td>Ponding encouraged with check dams</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Engineered soil</td><td>Biomedia required</td><td>Amendment preferable when possible</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Udnerdrain</td><td>Common</td><td>Uncommon</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Maintenance</td><td>Medium to high</td><td>Low</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Stormwater benefit</td><td>High</td><td>Medium</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Biodiversity benefit</td><td>Increased with native planting</td><td>Lower</td></tr>
    
<p><strong>The fundamental components of a swale are:</strong>
 
<p><strong>The fundamental components of a swale are:</strong>
*Biomedia - an engineered soil mix
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*Planting
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<li> graded channel</li>
*Underdrain with clean out and inspection ports
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<li> planting </li>
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<p><strong>Additional components may include:</strong>
 
<p><strong>Additional components may include:</strong>
*Impermeable membrane to prevent infiltration to soils below
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*Check dams
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<li>Biomedia - an engineered soil mix</li>
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<li>Planting </li>
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<li>Underdrain with clean out and inspection ports</li>
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<li>Impermeable membrane to prevent infiltration to soils below</li>
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<li>Check dams</li>
 
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