'''Performance calculation''': If the downstream facility provides filtration, such as [[bioretention]] or [[Infiltration trenches|stone filled trenches]], the overall water quality performance of this facility would not increase with [[pretreatment]] because the coarse sediment and debris captured by the pretreatment device would be removed by the downstream facility even in the absence of pretreatment. The purpose of adding pre-treatment is to prevent clogging or filling and thereby reduce the cost and effort of long term [[Inspections and maintenance|maintenance]] and delay requirements for major facility [[Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Repair|rehabilitation or replacement]]. | '''Performance calculation''': If the downstream facility provides filtration, such as [[bioretention]] or [[Infiltration trenches|stone filled trenches]], the overall water quality performance of this facility would not increase with [[pretreatment]] because the coarse sediment and debris captured by the pretreatment device would be removed by the downstream facility even in the absence of pretreatment. The purpose of adding pre-treatment is to prevent clogging or filling and thereby reduce the cost and effort of long term [[Inspections and maintenance|maintenance]] and delay requirements for major facility [[Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Repair|rehabilitation or replacement]]. |