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Wet swale construction inspection checklist

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Project:
Location:
Site Status:
Date:
Time:
Inspector:
Construction Sequence Satisfactory / Unsatisfactory Comments
1. Pre-Construction
Pre-construction meeting    
Runoff diverted (Note type of bypass)    
Facility area cleared    
Project benchmark near site    
Facility location staked out    
Temporary erosion and sediment protection properly installed    
2. Excavation
Size, location, and inverts per plans    
Side slopes stable    
Lateral slopes completely level    
Longitudinal slopes within design range    
Groundwater/bedrock verified    
Stockpile location not adjacent to excavation area and stabilized with vegetation and/ or silt fence    
Verify stockpile is not eroding    
3. Structural Components
Outlets installed pre plans    
Pretreatment devices installed per plans    
Soil bed composition and texture conforms to specifications    
Inlets installed per plans    
4. Vegetation
For native wet swales, plants and materials ordered 6 months prior to construction    
For native wet swales, construction planned to allow for adequate planting and establishment of plant community    
Complies with planting specs    
Topsoil complies with specs in composition and placement    
Soil properly stabilized for permanent erosion control    
5. Final Inspection
Project:
Dimensions per plans    
Check dams operational    
Pre-treatment operational    
Inlet/outlet operational    
Effective stand of vegetation stabilized per specifications    
Construction generated sediments removed    
Contributing watershed stabilized before flow is diverted to the practice    
Comments:
Actions to be taken: