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!<br>'''LID BMP Type'''
!<br>'''LID BMP Type'''
!<br>'''Soil Characteristic'''
!<br>'''Soil Characteristic'''
!<br>'''Acceptance Criteria*'''
!<br>'''Acceptance Criteria<sup>i</sup>'''
!<br>'''Test'''
!<br>'''Test'''
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|rowspan="10"|'''[[Bioretention]] / [[Bioswales]] / [[Dry swale]]'''
|rowspan="10"|'''[[Bioretention]] / [[Bioswales]] / [[Dry swale]]'''
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|Texture**
|Texture<sup>ii</sup>
|Loamy Sand or Sandy Loam; 70 to 88% sand-sized particles; 12 to 30% silt- and clay-sized particles; <20% clay-sized particles.  
|Loamy Sand or Sandy Loam; 70 to 88% sand-sized particles; 12 to 30% silt- and clay-sized particles; <20% clay-sized particles.  
|Particle-Size Distribution (PSD), or % Sand/Silt/Clay (i.e., Soil Texture) plus Sand Fraction  
|Particle-Size Distribution (PSD), or % Sand/Silt/Clay (i.e., Soil Texture) plus Sand Fraction  
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|Organic Matter (OM)
|Organic Matter (OM)
|3 to 10% by dry weight**
|3 to 10% by dry weight<sup>ii</sup>
|Walkley-Black method when OM <7.5% or Loss On Ignition (LOI) method when OM ≥7.5%***
|Walkley-Black method when OM <7.5% or Loss On Ignition (LOI) method when OM ≥7.5%<sup>iii</sup>
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|Soil pH
|Soil pH
|6.0 to 7.8
|6.0 to 7.8
|pH of a Saturated Paste***
|pH of a Saturated Paste<sup>iii</sup>
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|Cationic Exchange Capacity (CEC)
|Cationic Exchange Capacity (CEC)
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|Cationic Exchange Capacity Test
|Cationic Exchange Capacity Test
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|Phosphorus****
|Phosphorus<sup>iv</sup>
|12 to 40 ppm  
|12 to 40 ppm  
|Extractable Phosphorus
|Extractable Phosphorus
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|Soluble Salts*****
|Soluble Salts<sup>v</sup>
|≤2.0 mS/cm (0.2 S/m)
|≤2.0 mS/cm (0.2 S/m)
|Electrical Conductivity of a Soil-Water Slurry (2:1 water to soil ratio by volume)***
|Electrical Conductivity of a Soil-Water Slurry (2:1 water to soil ratio by volume)<sup>iii</sup>
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|Depth
|Depth
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|Particle-Size Distribution (PSD), or % Sand/Silt/Clay (i.e., Soil Texture) plus Sand Fraction  
|Particle-Size Distribution (PSD), or % Sand/Silt/Clay (i.e., Soil Texture) plus Sand Fraction  
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|Organic Matter (OM)**
|Organic Matter (OM)<sup>ii</sup>
|5 to 10% by dry weight
|5 to 10% by dry weight
|Walkley-Black method when OM <7.5% or Loss On Ignition (LOI) method when OM ≥7.5%***
|Walkley-Black method when OM <7.5% or Loss On Ignition (LOI) method when OM ≥7.5%<sup>iii</sup>
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|Soil pH
|Soil pH
|6.0 to 7.8
|6.0 to 7.8
|pH of a Saturated Paste***
|pH of a Saturated Paste<sup>iii</sup>
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|-
|Phosphorus****
|Phosphorus<sup>iv</sup>
|12 to 40 ppm  
|12 to 40 ppm  
|Extractable Phosphorus
|Extractable Phosphorus
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|Soluble Salts*****
|Soluble Salts<sup>v</sup>
|≤2.0 mS/cm (0.2 S/m)
|≤2.0 mS/cm (0.2 S/m)
|Electrical Conductivity of a Soil-Water Slurry (2:1 water to soil ratio by volume)***
|Electrical Conductivity of a Soil-Water Slurry (2:1 water to soil ratio by volume)<sup>iii</sup>
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|Depth
|Depth
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|Particle-Size Distribution (PSD), or % Sand/Silt/Clay (i.e., Soil Texture) plus Sand Fraction  
|Particle-Size Distribution (PSD), or % Sand/Silt/Clay (i.e., Soil Texture) plus Sand Fraction  
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|Organic Matter (OM)**
|Organic Matter (OM)<sup>ii</sup>
|5 to 10% by dry weight
|5 to 10% by dry weight
|Walkley-Black method when OM <7.5% or Loss On Ignition (LOI) method when OM ≥7.5%***
|Walkley-Black method when OM <7.5% or Loss On Ignition (LOI) method when OM ≥7.5%<sup>iii</sup>
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|Soil pH
|Soil pH
|6.0 to 7.8
|6.0 to 7.8
|pH of a Saturated Paste***
|pH of a Saturated Paste<sup>iii</sup>
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|Phosphorus****
|Phosphorus<sup>iv</sup>
|12 to 40 ppm  
|12 to 40 ppm  
|Extractable Phosphorus
|Extractable Phosphorus
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|Soluble Salts*****
|Soluble Salts<sup>v</sup>
|≤2.0 mS/cm (0.2 S/m)
|≤2.0 mS/cm (0.2 S/m)
|Electrical Conductivity of a Soil-Water Slurry (2:1 water to soil ratio by volume)***
|Electrical Conductivity of a Soil-Water Slurry (2:1 water to soil ratio by volume)<sup>iii</sup>
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|Compaction
|Compaction
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|Maximum Media Density Test (ASTM E2399/E2399M-15)
|Maximum Media Density Test (ASTM E2399/E2399M-15)
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|Water Storage Capacity*******
|Water Storage Capacity<sup>vii</sup>
| ''Extensive:'' ≥35% by volume / ''Intensive:'' ≥45% by volume
| ''Extensive:'' ≥35% by volume / ''Intensive:'' ≥45% by volume
|Both part of Maximum Media Density Test (ASTM E2399/E2399M-15)  
|Both part of Maximum Media Density Test (ASTM E2399/E2399M-15)  
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|Air-Filled Porosity*******
|Air-Filled Porosity<sup>vii</sup>
|≥10% by volume
|≥10% by volume
|Part of Maximum Media Density Test (ASTM E2399/E2399M-15)
|Part of Maximum Media Density Test (ASTM E2399/E2399M-15)
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|Organic Matter
|Organic Matter
|See product vendor or BMP designer for specification  
|See product vendor or BMP designer for specification  
|Walkley-Black method when OM <7.5% or Loss On Ignition (LOI) method when OM ≥7.5%***
|Walkley-Black method when OM <7.5% or Loss On Ignition (LOI) method when OM ≥7.5%<sup>iii</sup>
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|Soil pH********
|Soil pH<sup>viii</sup>
|6.5 to 7.8
|6.5 to 7.8
|pH of a Saturated Paste
|pH of a Saturated Paste
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|Soluble Salts********
|Soluble Salts<sup>viii</sup>
|≤0.85 mS/cm (0.085 S/m)
|≤0.85 mS/cm (0.085 S/m)
|Electrical Conductivity of a Saturated Media Extract (SME)solution  
|Electrical Conductivity of a Saturated Media Extract (SME)solution  
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|Phosphorus*********
|Phosphorus<sup>ix</sup>
|2.2 to 40 ppm  
|2.2 to 40 ppm  
|Electrical Conductivity of a Saturated Media Extract (SME)solution  
|Electrical Conductivity of a Saturated Media Extract (SME)solution  
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