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| *Repair sunken areas when ≥ 10 cm deep and barren/eroded areas when ≥ 30 cm long; | | *Repair sunken areas when ≥ 10 cm deep and barren/eroded areas when ≥ 30 cm long; |
| *Remove sediment when > 5 cm deep or time to drain water ponded behind [[check dams]] exceeds 48 hours. | | *Remove sediment when > 5 cm deep or time to drain water ponded behind [[check dams]] exceeds 48 hours. |
| |[[File:Filter Bed Pass swale.PNG|295px|thumb|center|The filter bed has retained its original grading without any sharp depressions that would indicate surface bed sinking.]] | | |[[File:Filter Bed Pass swale.PNG|315px|thumb|center|The filter bed has retained its original grading without any sharp depressions that would indicate surface bed sinking.]] |
| [[File:Surface ponding Pass Swale.PNG|295px|thumb|center|TThe maximum surface ponding depth behind check dams matches what was specified in the final design. (Source: | | [[File:Surface ponding Pass Swale.PNG|315px|thumb|center|TThe maximum surface ponding depth behind check dams matches what was specified in the final design. (Source: |
| Mark M. Holeman, Inc., 2015)<ref>Mark M. Holeman, Inc. 2015. What is a Bio-Swale? Authored by Rick Blankenship. 25 September 2015. Accessed 5 July 2022. http://www.holemanlandscape.com/2015/09/25/what-is-a-bio-swale/</ref>]] | | Mark M. Holeman, Inc., 2015)<ref>Mark M. Holeman, Inc. 2015. What is a Bio-Swale? Authored by Rick Blankenship. 25 September 2015. Accessed 5 July 2022. http://www.holemanlandscape.com/2015/09/25/what-is-a-bio-swale/</ref>]] |
| |[[File:Filter Bed Fail swale.PNG|300px|thumb|center|Clear evidence of bed sinking is visible, creating a preferential ponding area where vegetation has died off.]] | | |[[File:Filter Bed Fail swale.PNG|300px|thumb|center|Clear evidence of bed sinking is visible, creating a preferential ponding area where vegetation has died off.]] |
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| |'''[[Vegetation]]''' | | |'''[[Vegetation]]''' |
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| Deep rooting [[perennial]] grasses or a mixture of [[wildflowers]] and [[shrubs]], tolerant to both wet and dry conditions and [[salt]]; roots uptake water and return it to the atmosphere, provide habitat for organisms that break down trapped pollutants and help maintain soil structure and permeability | | Deep rooting perennial [[grasses]] or a mixture of [[Perennials:_List|wildflowers]] and [[shrubs]], tolerant to both wet and dry conditions and [[salt]]; roots uptake water and return it to the atmosphere, provide habitat for organisms that break down trapped pollutants and help maintain soil structure and permeability |
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| *Routine maintenance is the same as a conventional lawn; | | *Routine maintenance is the same as a conventional lawn; |