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Inspection and Maintenance: Enhanced Swales (view source)
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==Routine Maintenance - Key Components and I&M Tasks==
==Routine Maintenance - Key Components and I&M Tasks==
Regular inspections (twice annually, at a minimum) done as part of routine maintenance tasks over the operating phase of the BMP life cycle to determine if maintenance task frequencies are adequate and determine when rehabilitation or further investigations into BMP function are warranted.
Table below describes routine maintenance tasks for [[bioretention]] practices, organized by BMP component, along with recommended minimum frequencies. It also suggests higher frequencies for certain tasks that may be warranted for BMPs located in highly visible locations or those receiving flow from high traffic areas (vehicle or pedestrian). Tasks involving removal of trash, debris and sediment and weeding/trimming of [[vegetation]] for BMPs in such contexts may need to be done more frequently (i.e., higher standards may be warranted).
Individuals conducting [[vegetation]] maintenance and in particular, weeding (i.e., removal of undesirable vegetation), should be familiar with the species of [[Plant lists|plants]] specified in the planting plan and experienced in plant identification and methods of removing/controlling noxious weeds. Key resources on these topics are provided below at the links provided:
*[http://www.weedinfo.ca/en/ Agriculture and Agri-food Canada’s Weed Info database]
*[http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/ontweeds/weedgal.htm Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ Ontario Weed Gallery]
*[http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/noxious_weeds.htm Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ Noxious Weeds In Ontario list]
*[https://www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/QRG_FINAL.pdf Ontario Invasive Plant Council’s Quick Reference Guide to Invasive Plant Species]
*[https://wrrc.arizona.edu/sites/wrrc.arizona.edu/files/OSU_Field%20Guide%20-%20Maintaining%20Rain%20Gardens%2C%20Swales%2C%20and%20Stormwater%20Planters.pdf Oregon State University Stormwater Solutions, 2013, Field Guide: Maintaining Rain Gardens, Swales and Stormwater Planters, Corvallis, OR.]
*[https://lonepinebooks.com/product/plants-of-southern-ontario-2/ Plants of Southern Ontario (book), 2014, by Richard Dickinson and France Royer, Lone Pine Publishing, 528 pgs.]
*[http://www.agrifs.ir/sites/default/files/Weeds%20of%20North%20America%20%7BRichard%20Dickinson%7D%20%5B9780226076447%5D%20%282014%29_2.pdf Weeds of North America (book), 2014, by Richard Dickinson and France Royer, University of Chicago Press, 656 pgs.]