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*f' = [[Design infiltration rate]] of underlying native soil (m/h)
*f' = [[Design infiltration rate]] of underlying native soil (m/h)
*t = [[Drainage time]] (h), time required to fully drain the active storage components of the practice (i.e. surface ponding and infiltration water storage depths), based on local criteria or long term average inter-event period for the location}}<br>
*t = [[Drainage time]] (h), time required to fully drain the active storage components of the practice (i.e. surface ponding and infiltration water storage depths), based on local criteria or long term average inter-event period for the location}}<br>
For practices with the underdrain perforated pipe installed on the bottom of the storage reservoir and connected to a riser (e.g., standpipe and 90 degree coupling), the infiltration water storage is provided by the storage reservoir depth between the inverts of the reservoir bottom and riser outlet (i.e invert elevation of the 90 degree coupling) and is calculated the same way as above.<br>
For practices with the underdrain perforated pipe installed on the bottom of the storage reservoir and connected to a riser (e.g., standpipe and 90 degree coupling), the infiltration water storage is provided by the storage reservoir depth between the inverts of the riser outlet (i.e invert elevation of the 90 degree coupling) and reservoir bottom, and is calculated the same way as above.<br>


To boost drainage performance on fine-textured, low permeability soils, consider designing storage reservoirs even deeper than those calculated using the above approach, that many not fully drain between storm events, which increases hydraulic head and infiltration rate at the base of the practice. See [[Low permeability soils]] for more information.
To boost drainage performance on fine-textured, low permeability soils, consider designing storage reservoirs even deeper than those calculated using the above approach, that many not fully drain between storm events (i.e. includes inactive water storage), which increases hydraulic head and thereby, infiltration rate at the base of the practice. See [[Low permeability soils]] for more information.


==Determine the required surface area of the practice==
==Determine the required surface area of the practice==

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