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| #Check grades with appropriate equipment (transit levels, etc.). | | #Check grades with appropriate equipment (transit levels, etc.). |
| #Stockpile materials in a designated area if it must be stored before hauling. | | #Stockpile materials in a designated area if it must be stored before hauling. |
| #When backfill materials are ready, excavate remaining 100 mm to final grade and scouring bottom if applicable using toothed bucket.
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| '''Key inspection points:''' | | '''Key inspection points:''' |
| *Confirm the limit of excavation. | | *Confirm the limit of excavation. |
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| *If appropriate, field verify infiltration rates at excavated bottom of practice using Guelph permeameter or double ring infiltrometer | | *If appropriate, field verify infiltration rates at excavated bottom of practice using Guelph permeameter or double ring infiltrometer |
| '''Mistakes to avoid:''' | | '''Mistakes to avoid:''' |
| *Making too many passes with heavy machinery within the LID footprint. | | *making too many passes with heavy machinery within the LID footprint. |
| *Leaving heavy machinery within the LID’s footprint (for breaks, lunch, overnight, etc.) | | *leaving heavy machinery within the LID’s footprint (for breaks, lunch, overnight, etc.) |
| *Using the wrong equipment | | *using the wrong equipment |
| *Over excavating | | *over excavating |
| *Smearing the bottom of the practice with the bucket, which can compact native soils | | *smearing the bottom of the practice with the bucket, which can compact native soils |