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[[File:Symbol for swale with underdrain.png|300px|thumb|alt=Symbol for swale with underdrain.png|<font size=3>Symbol for Swale main channel (with underdrain) used in the MIDS calculator.</font size>]]
  
[[File:Symbol for swale with underdrain.png|300px|thumb|alt=Schematic of Symbol for swale with underdrain.png|<font size=3>Schematic of Symbol for swale with underdrain.png</font size>]]
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[[File:Watershed tab swale with underdrain.png|300px|thumb|alt=Schematic of Watershed tab swale with underdrain|<font size=3>Schematic of Watershed tab for Swale main channel (with underdrain). The user must input a value for impervious area or the BMP will not provide volume and pollutant reduction. Other fields are optional.</font size>]]
  
[[File:Watershed tab swale with underdrain.png|300px|thumb|alt=Schematic of Watershed tab swale with underdrain|<font size=3>Schematic of Watershed tab swale with underdrain. The User must input impervious acres or the BMP will not provide volume and pollutant reduction. Other fields are optional.</font size>]]
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[[File:Swale with underdrain BMP parameters tab.png|300px|thumb|alt=Schematic of Swale with underdrain BMP parameters tab|<font size=3>Schematic of BMP parameters tab for Swale main channel (with underdrain). The user must enter values for all blank cells.</font size>]]
  
[[File:Swale with underdrain BMP parameters tab.png|300px|thumb|alt=Schematic of Swale with underdrain BMP parameters tab|<font size=3>Schematic of Swale with underdrain BMP parameters tab. The User must enter values for all blank cells.</font size>]]
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{{alert|The swale main channel with an underdrain assumes there is a bioretention base (engineered media). See the section on [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Design_criteria_for_bioretention#Materials_specifications_-_filter_media filter media] for more information.|alert-warning}}
  
A swale main channel with an underdrain behaves similar to a bioretention BMP with an underdrain. Volume retention is achieved through infiltration of water stored in the pore spaces of engineered media between the invert of an elevated underdrain and the native soils. If the underdrain is not elevated above the native soils then volume reduction is achieved through infiltration below the underdrain. Volume retention also occurs by evapotranspiration through the vegetation in the swale. If runoff to the main channel flows over a side slope through sheet flow, a swale side slope BMP should be used in combination with the swale main channel BMP.  All pollutants in infiltrated water are removed, while pollutants are removed through filtration for the water that flows through an underdrain.
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A swale main channel with an underdrain behaves similarly to a [[Bioretention|bioretention]] BMP with an [[Glossary#U|underdrain]]. If the underdrain is not elevated above the native soils, then most of the stormwater captured by the BMP is lost to the underdrain, with some volume reduction achieved through infiltration below the underdrain. Volume retention also occurs by [[Glossary#E|evapotranspiration (ET)]] through the vegetation in the swale. For systems with an elevated underdrain, volume retention is achieved through [[Glossary#I|infiltration]] of water stored in the pore spaces of engineered media between the invert of an elevated underdrain and the native soils. If runoff to the main channel flows over a side slope through sheet flow, then a swale side slope BMP should be used in combination with the swale main channel BMP in the MIDS calculator.  All pollutants in the infiltrated water are credited as being reduced. A portion of pollutants in the stormwater that flows through an underdrain is removed through [[Glossary#F|filtration]].
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==Changes in Version 4 of the MIDS Calculator==
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{{alert|Updates have been made to Version 4 of the MIDS Calculator|alert-info}}
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*'''The USER must enter a bypass percent for this BMP.''' [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Estimating_and_calculating_bypass_for_the_Minimal_Impact_Design_Standards_(MIDS)_Calculator See the guidance for determining bypass percent.]
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*When an amendment is added to the practice, the particulate phosphorus removal was changed from 0 to 40 percent. This was error in previous versions of the calculator.
  
 
==MIDS calculator user inputs for swale main channel (with underdrain)==
 
==MIDS calculator user inputs for swale main channel (with underdrain)==
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*'''Watershed tab'''
 
*'''Watershed tab'''
 
**'''BMP Name:''' this cell is auto-filled but can be changed by the user.
 
**'''BMP Name:''' this cell is auto-filled but can be changed by the user.
**'''Routing/downstream BMP:''' if this BMP is part of a treatment train and water is being routed from this BMP to another BMP, the user selects the name of the BMP from the dropdown box to which water is being routed. All water must be routed to a single downstream BMP. Note that the user must include the BMP receiving the routed water in the Schematic tab or the BMP will not appear in the dropdown box.
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**'''Routing/downstream BMP:''' if this BMP is part of a [[Using the treatment train approach to BMP selection|treatment train]] and water is being routed from this BMP to another BMP, the user selects the name of the BMP to which water is being routed from the dropdown box. All water must be routed to a single downstream BMP. Note that the user must include the BMP receiving the routed water in the Schematic tab or the BMP will not appear in the dropdown box.
**'''BMP Watershed Area:''' BMP watershed areas are the areas draining directly to the BMP. Values can be added for four soil types (Hydrologic Soil Groups (HSG) A, B, C, D) and for three Land Cover types (Forest/Open Space, Managed Turf and impervious).  The surface area of the BMP should be included as a managed turf land cover under the hydrologic soils group of the native soils located under the BMP. Units are in acres.
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**'''BMP Watershed Area:''' BMP watershed areas are the areas draining directly to the BMP. Values can be added for four soil types ([[Glossary#H|Hydrologic Soil Groups]] (HSG) A, B, C, D) and for three Land Cover types (Forest/Open Space, Managed Turf and Impervious).  The surface area of the BMP should be included as managed turf land cover of the hydrologic soil type of the native soils that are located under the BMP. Units are in acres.
If a swale side slope is routed to this BMP, do not include the side slope watershed areas for the swale main channel since this would be double counting the contributing area.
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***If a swale side slope is routed to this BMP, do not include the side slope watershed areas in the Watershed tab for the swale main channel since this would effectively double-count the side slope contributing area.
  
 
*'''BMP Parameters tab'''
 
*'''BMP Parameters tab'''
**'''Is the underdrain elevated above native soils?:''' This is a YES/NO question.  Answering YES means that the underdrain is elevated within the media with storage capacity between the underdrain and the native soils.  Answering NO means that the underdrain is not elevated within the media and is directly above the native soils with no storage capacity.
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**'''Is the underdrain elevated above native soils?:''' This is a YES/NO question.  Answering YES means that the underdrain is elevated within the media such that storage capacity exists between the level of the underdrain and that of the native soils.  Answering NO means that the underdrain is not elevated within the media and is directly above the native soils, with no associated storage capacity.
**'''Channel length (L<sub>C</sub>):''' This is the length of the swale channel from the farthest upstream point to the farthest downstream point.  Units are in feet.  
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**'''Channel length (L<sub>C</sub>):''' This is the length of the swale channel from the furthest upstream point to the furthest downstream point.  Units are in feet.  
**'''Swale bottom width (W<sub>B</sub>):''' This is the bottom width of the swale main channel. Units are in feet. Based on design restrictions the bottom width cannot be less than 2 feet.
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**'''Swale bottom width (W<sub>B</sub>):''' This is the average bottom width of the swale main channel. Units are in feet. Based on design restrictions, the bottom width cannot be less than 2 feet.
**'''Channel slope (S):''' This is the slope of the channel.  Units are in percent.  The slope is calculated by taking the difference between vertical elevations at the upstream and downstream points of the swale and dividing by the horizontal distance between the two locations. The slope therefore represents an average slope over the length of the swale. If the slope varies over the length of a swale, the user should take an average slope over the entire length rather than break the swale into separate smaller lengths. Based on design restrictions, the channel slope cannot be less than 0.5 percent or greater than 4 percent.
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**'''Channel slope (S):''' This is the slope of the channel.  Units are in percent.  The slope is calculated by taking the difference between vertical elevations at the upstream and downstream points of the swale and dividing by the horizontal distance between the two locations. The slope therefore represents an average slope over the length of the swale. If the slope varies over the length of a swale, the user should enter the average slope over the entire length rather than break the swale into separate smaller lengths. Based on design restrictions, the channel slope cannot be less than 0.5 percent or greater than 4 percent.
**'''Total media depth (D<sub>M</sub>):''' This the total depth of the bioretention base from the surface of the engineered media to the native soils.  Units are in feet.
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**'''Total media depth (D<sub>M</sub>):''' This the total depth of the bioretention base from the surface of the engineered media to that of the native soils.  Units are in feet.
**'''Depth below underdrain (D<sub>U</sub>):''' This is the depth of the bioretention base from the underdrain invert elevation to the native soils.  If the input to “Is the underdrain elevated above native soils” is set to NO, then this value will default to 0 and will become inactive.  Units are in feet.
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**'''Depth below underdrain (D<sub>U</sub>):''' This is the depth of the bioretention base from the elevation of the underdrain invert to that of the native soils.  If the input to “Is the underdrain elevated above native soils” is set to NO, then this value will default to 0 and will become inactive.  Units are in feet.
**'''Media field capacity minus wilting point (FC-WP):''' This is the amount of water between field capacity and the permanent wilting point stored in the media above the underdrain. This is water often considered to be available for uptake by plants. If multiple types of media are used in the BMP, this value should be an average of the media installed above the underdrain. Values for field capacity and wilting point based on soil type can be found here. The user inputs this value in cubic feet of water per cubic feet of media. The recommended range for this value is 0.05 to 0.17.
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**'''Media field capacity minus wilting point (FC-WP):''' This is the amount of water between [[Glossary#F|field capacity]] and the permanent [[Glossary#W|wilting point]] stored in the media above the underdrain. This is water often considered to be available for uptake by plants. If multiple types of media are used in the BMP, this value should be a weighted average of [[Soil water storage properties|the soil water storage values of the media ]] installed above the underdrain. Units are in cubic feet of water per cubic feet of media. The recommended range for this value is 0.05 to 0.17.
**'''Media porosity minus filed capacity (n - FC)''' - This is the ratio of media pore space to the total media volume between the underdrain invert and the bottom of the media (top of native soil). If multiple types of media are used in the BMP, this value should be an average of the media installed between the underdrain and the native soils. Values for porosity and field capacity based on soil type can be found here. The user inputs this value in cubic feet of pore space per cubic feet of media. The recommended range for this value is 0.15 to 0.35.
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**'''Media porosity minus field capacity (n - FC)''' - This is the amount of water between [[Glossary#P|media porosity]] and [[Glossary#F|field capacity]] stored between the underdrain invert and the bottom of the media (top of native soil). If multiple types of media are used in the BMP, this value should be a weighted average of [[Soil water storage properties|the soil water storage values of the media ]] installed between the underdrain and the native soils. Units are in cubic feet of pore space per cubic feet of media. The recommended range for this value is 0.15 to 0.35.
**'''Planting media mix:''' The user selects the type of media mix installed for planting from a predefined list of Media mixes: Media mix A (water quality blend), Media mix B (enhanced filtration blend), Media mix C (North Carolina State University water quality blend), Media mix D, or Other. This value is used to determine the annual phosphorus load reduction credit.
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**'''Planting media mix:''' The user selects the type of [[Design criteria for bioretention#Materials specifications - filter media|media mix]] installed for planting from a predefined list of Media mixes: Media mix A (water quality blend), Media mix B (enhanced filtration blend), Media mix C (North Carolina State University water quality blend), Media mix D, or Other. This value is used to determine the annual phosphorus load reduction credit.
**'''Is the P content of the media less than 30 mg/kg?:''' This is a YES/NO question.  The P content of the planting media should be tested using the Mehlich 3 test or an acceptable alternative method. Select YES if the P content of the planting media is less than 30 milligrams per kilogram and NO if it is greater.  P content testing is not needed for planting media C or D; therefore, this item will automatically populate to YES if one of those two media types are selected. This value is used to determine the annual phosphorus load reduction credit.
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**'''Is the P content of the media less than 30 mg/kg?:''' This is a YES/NO question.  The P content of the planting media should be tested using the [[Design criteria for bioretention#Notes about soil phosphorus testing: applicability and interpretation|Mehlich 3 test]] or an [[Design criteria for bioretention#Notes about soil phosphorus testing: applicability and interpretation|acceptable alternative method]]. Select YES if the P content of the planting media is less than 30 milligrams per kilogram and NO if it is greater.  P content testing is not needed for planting media C or D; therefore, this item will automatically populate to YES if one of those two media types are selected. This value is used to determine the annual phosphorus load reduction credit.
**'''Is a soil amendment used to attenuate phosphorus?:''' This is a YES/NO question.  Answer YES if the bioretention filter media contains soils amendments to enhance phosphorus sorption and NO if amendments are not used. This value is used to determine the annual phosphorus load reduction credit.
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**'''Is a soil amendment used to attenuate phosphorus?:''' This is a YES/NO question.  Answer YES if the bioretention filter media contains soil amendments to enhance phosphorus sorption and NO if amendments are not used. This value is used to determine the annual phosphorus load reduction credit.
**'''Underlying soil - Hydrologic Soil Group:''' The user selects the most restrictive soil (lowest hydraulic conductivity) within 3 feet of the media/soil interface of the swale main channel. There are 14 soil options that fall into 4 different Hydrologic Soil Groups (Hydrologic Soil Group (HSG) A, B, C, or D) for the user. These correspond with soils and infiltration rates contained in this Manual. Once a soil type is selected, the corresponding infiltration rate will populate the “Infiltration rate of underlying soils” field. The user may also select “User Defined. This selection will activate the “User Defined Infiltration Rate” cell, allowing the user to enter a different value from the values in the predefined selection list. The maximum allowable infiltration rate is 1.63 inches per hour.  
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**'''Underlying soil - Hydrologic Soil Group:''' The user selects the most restrictive soil (lowest hydraulic conductivity) occurring within the 5 feet below the media/native soil interface of the swale main channel. There are 14 soil options that fall into 4 different Hydrologic Soil Groups (Hydrologic Soil Group (HSG) A, B, C, or D) for the user. Once a soil type is selected, the corresponding [[Design infiltration rates|infiltration rate]] will populate the ''Infiltration rate of underlying soils'' field. The user may also select ''User Defined''.  This selection will activate the ''User Defined Infiltration Rate'' cell, allowing the user to enter a different value from those in the predefined selection list. The maximum allowable infiltration rate is 1.63 inches per hour.  
**'''Required drawdown time:''' This is the time in which the stormwater captured by the BMP must drain into the underlying soil. The user may select from predefined values of 48 or 24 hours. The MPCA Construction Stormwater General Permit requires drawdown within 48 hours, but 24 hours is Highly recommended when discharges are to a trout stream. The calculator uses the underlying soil infiltration rate and the “Depth below underdrain” to check if the BMP is meeting the drawdown time requirement. The user will encounter an error and be required to enter a new “Depth below underdrain” if the water stored in the BMP cannot drawdown in the required time.
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**'''Required drawdown time:''' This is the time in which the stormwater captured by and ponded within this BMP must drain into the underlying soil and/or flow through the underdrain. The user may select from predefined values of 48 or 24 hours. The [http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/water/water-types-and-programs/stormwater/construction-stormwater/index.html MPCA Construction Stormwater General Permit] ''requires'' drawdown within 48 hours, but 24 hours is <i>Highly Recommended</i> when discharges are to a trout stream. The calculator uses the underlying soil infiltration rate and the ''Depth below underdrain (D<sub>U</sub>)'' to check if the BMP meets the drawdown time requirement. The user will encounter an error and be required to enter a new ''Depth below underdrain (D<sub>U</sub>)'' if the water stored in the BMP cannot drawdown in the required time.
*'''BMP Summary Tab:''' The BMP Summary tab summarizes the volume and pollutant reductions provided by the specific BMP. It details the performance goal volume reductions and annual average volume, dissolved P, particulate P, and TSS load reductions. Included in the summary are the total volume and pollutant loads received by the BMP from its direct watershed, from upstream BMPs and a combined value of the two. Also included in the summary, are the volume and pollutant load reductions provided by the BMP, in addition to the volume and pollutant loads that exit the BMP through the outflow. This outflow load and volume is what is routed to the downstream BMP if one is defined in the Watershed tab. Finally, percent reductions are provided for the percent of the performance goal achieved, percent annual runoff volume retained, total percent annual particulate phosphorus reduction, total percent annual dissolved phosphorus reduction, total percent annual TP reduction, and total percent annual TSS reduction.
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*'''BMP Summary Tab:''' The BMP Summary tab summarizes the volume and pollutant reductions provided by the specific BMP. It details the performance goal volume reductions and annual average volume, dissolved P, particulate P, and TSS load reductions. Included in the summary are the total volume and pollutant loads received by the BMP from its direct watershed, from upstream BMPs, and a combined value of the two. Also included in the summary are the volume and pollutant load reductions provided by the BMP, along with the volume and pollutant loads that exit the BMP through the outflow. This outflow load and volume is what is routed to the downstream BMP, if one is defined in the Watershed tab. Finally, percent reductions are provided for the percent of the performance goal achieved, percent annual runoff volume retained, total percent annual particulate phosphorus reduction, total percent annual dissolved phosphorus reduction, total percent annual TP reduction, and total percent annual TSS reduction.
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==Routing stormwater runoff to swales and swale side slopes in the MIDS Calculator==
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{{:Routing stormwater runoff to swales and swale side slopes in the MIDS Calculator}}
  
 
==Model input requirements and recommendations==
 
==Model input requirements and recommendations==
The following are requirements for inputs into the MIDS calculator. If the following are not meet an error message will inform the user to change the input to meet the requirement.
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If the following requirements for inputs into the MIDS calculator are not met, then an error message will inform the user to change the input to meet the requirement.
*Swale bottom width cannot be less than 2 feet
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*''Swale bottom width (W<sub>B</sub>)'' cannot be less than 2 feet
 
*Channel slope cannot be greater than 4 percent or less than 0.5 percent
 
*Channel slope cannot be greater than 4 percent or less than 0.5 percent
*Infiltration rates of the underlying soils are restricted to a maximum of 1.63 inches/hour
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*''Infiltration rates of the underlying soils'' cannot exceed 1.63 inches per hour
*The water underneath the underdrain must meet the drawdown time requirement specified. The drawdown time requirement is checked by comparing the user defined drawdown time with the calculated drawdown time (DDT<sub>calc</sub>), given by
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*The water below the underdrain must meet the user-specifed drawdown time requirement. The drawdown time requirement is checked by comparing the specified drawdown time with the calculated drawdown time (DDT<sub>calc</sub>), given by
  
 
<math>DDT_{calc} = D_U / (I_R / 12)</math>
 
<math>DDT_{calc} = D_U / (I_R / 12)</math>
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:I<sub>R</sub> is the infiltration rate of the native soils (inches/hr).
 
:I<sub>R</sub> is the infiltration rate of the native soils (inches/hr).
  
If the DDT<sub>calc</sub> is greater than the user defined required drawdown time then the user will be prompted to enter a new depth below the underdrain or infiltration rate of the native soils.
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If DDT<sub>calc</sub> is greater than the user-specified required drawdown time then the user will be prompted to enter a new depth below the underdrain or infiltration rate of the native soils.
  
 
==Methodology==
 
==Methodology==
  
===Required Treatment Volume===
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===Required treatment volume===
 
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''Required treatment volume'', or the volume of stormwater runoff delivered to the BMP, equals the performance goal (1.1 inches or user-specified performance goal) times the impervious area draining to the BMP plus any water routed to the BMP from an upstream BMP. This stormwater is delivered to the BMP instantaneously.
“Required treatment volume,or the volume of stormwater runoff delivered to the BMP, equals the performance goal (1.1 inches or user-specified performance goal) times the impervious area draining to the BMP. This stormwater is delivered to the BMP instantaneously following the [http://www.stormh2o.com/SW/Articles/Kerplunk_15253.aspx Kerplunk method].
 
  
===Volume Reduction===
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===Volume reduction===
  
The volume reduction achieved by a BMP compares the capacity of the BMP to the required treatment volume.  The “Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V]is calculated using BMP inputs provided by the user.  For this BMP, the volume reduction credit methodology is determined by the location of the underdrain.
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The total estimated ''Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V]'' is the sum of infiltration and ET occurring in the swale main channel with underdrain, and is calculated with user-provided inputs.  For this BMP, the location of the underdrain determines how the infiltration component is calculated. If the underdrain is located at the bottom of the BMP, then the infiltration credit is based on infiltration into the bottom of the BMP (V<sub>inf<sub>b</sub></sub>). In contrast, if the underdrain is elevated above the bottom of the BMP, then the infiltration credit is based on the volume capacity of the bioretention base (V<sub>BB</sub>) between the underdrain and the native soils. Both types of underdrain configurations can receive credit for ET in the media above the underdrain (V<sub>ET</sub>).
  
'''Underdrain located at BMP bottom:''' If the underdrain is located at the bottom of the BMP, then the “Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V]” is determined based on infiltration into the bottom of the BMP (V<sub>inf_b</sub>) and evapotranspiration in the planting media above the underdrain (VET).
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The ''Volume of retention provided by BMP'' is the total instantaneous volume credit that can be claimed for that BMP, and is determined by comparing the ''Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V]'' to the ''Required treatment volume''.
  
Even with an underdrain present, under saturated media conditions some water will infiltrate through the bottom soils as water in the basin draws downThe volume of water lost through the bottom (Vinf_b) of the BMP equals the following
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====Volume reduction from infiltration====
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=====Underdrain located at bottom of engineered media: ''Volume reduction from basin bottom infiltration (V<sub>inf<sub>b</sub></sub>)''=====
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Even with an underdrain installed at the base of the engineered media, under saturated conditions some water will infiltrate through the bottom soils rather than pass through the underdrainThis ''Volume reduction from basin bottom infiltration (V<sub>inf<sub>b</sub></sub>)'' is calculated by
  
<math>V_{Inf_B} = I_R * (DDT) * W_B * L_C/(12in/ft)</math>
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<math>V_{Inf_b} = I_R * DDT_{calc} * W_B * L_C/(12in/ft)</math>
  
 
Where
 
Where
  
 
:I<sub>R</sub> is an infiltration rate into the native soils of 0.06 inches per hour;
 
:I<sub>R</sub> is an infiltration rate into the native soils of 0.06 inches per hour;
:WB is the width of the main channel (ft);
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:DDT<sub>calc</sub> is the drawdown time (hr);
:L<sub>C</sub> is the channel length(ft); and
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:W<sub>B</sub> is the width of the main channel (ft); and
:DDT is the drawdown time in hours.
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:L<sub>C</sub> is the channel length (ft).
  
The default infiltration rate is set at 0.06 inches per hour to represent a D soil. This rate was selected because it is assumed most of the stormwater will pass through the underdrain before it can infiltrate through the bottom of the BMP. This may be a conservative assumption if underdrains are small, spaced far apart, and the underlying soil has an infiltration rate greater than 0.06 inches per hour. Conversely, more closely spaced or larger underdrains may allow the basin to drain in less than the required drawdown time, resulting in a slight overestimation of infiltration loss through the basin bottom.  If the user specifies that an impermeable liner is present at the bottom of the BMP, then no credit is given for infiltration into the bottom soils.
 
  
In addition to the credit given for the infiltration below the underdrain, a swale main channel BMP can also achieve stormwater volume reduction through evapotranspiration (VET). The volume of water lost through evapotranspiration (VET) is the smaller of two calculated values, potential ET and measured ET.  
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The default infiltration rate is set at 0.06 inches per hour to represent a D soil. This rate was selected because it is assumed that most of the stormwater will pass through the underdrain before it can infiltrate through the bottom of the BMP. This may be a conservative assumption if underdrains are small, spaced far apart, and the underlying soil has an infiltration rate greater than 0.06 inches per hour. Conversely, more closely spaced or larger underdrains may allow the basin to drain in less than the required drawdown time, resulting in a slight overestimation of (V<sub>inf<sub>b</sub></sub>). If the user specifies that an impermeable liner is present at the bottom of the BMP, then no credit is given for infiltration into the bottom soils.
  
*Potential ET (ET<sub>pot</sub>) is equal to the amount of water stored between field capacity and the wilting point  in the media above the underdrain.  ETpot is given by
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=====Underdrain elevated above engineered media: ''Volume reduction stored below the underdrain''=====
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If the underdrain is elevated above the bottom of the BMP, then the infiltration portion of the volume reduction credit is determined based on the volume capacity of the bioretention base existing between the underdrain and the native soils. The ''Volume reduction stored below the underdrain'' is given by
  
<math>ET_pot=((D_M-D_U )*(L_C*W_B)*(FC-WP))</math>
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<math>V = D_U * L_C * W_B * (n-FC)</math>
  
 
Where
 
Where
  
:D<sub>M</sub> is the total media depth in feet;
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:D<sub>U</sub> is the depth below the underdrain (ft);
:D<sub>U</sub> is the depth under the underdrain in feet;
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:L<sub>C</sub> is the channel length (ft);
:L<sub>C</sub> is the channel length;
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:W<sub>B</sub> is the channel width (ft); and
:WB is the channel width; and
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:(n-FC) is the media porosity minus the field capacity.
:(FC – WP) is the difference between field capacity and wilting point.
 
  
*Measured ET (ET<sub>mea</sub>) is the amount of water lost to ET as measured using available data. Pan evaporation (PE) measurements collected at the University of Minnesota Southwest Experiment Station at Lamberton, Minnesota were used to estimate an average daily PE (Source:  Climate of Minnesota Part XII- The Hydrologic Cycle and Soil Water, 1979). A rate of 0.2 inches per day was used, which is an intermediate value between the summertime maximum rate and the lowest rates in October. PE is converted to ET by multiplying by a correction factor of 0.5. Analysis of rainfall patterns indicates that a typical time period between precipitation events is 72 hours in Minnesota. Therefore, a volume loss from ET is calculated over a 3 day period to measure conformance to the MIDS performance goal.  Therefore, the measured ET volume equals the media surface area (LC * WB) in square feet times the daily ET rate in inches per day times 3 days.  
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The stored water must drain within the specified drawdown time. The underlying soil controls the infiltration rate. The user must input the soil with the most restrictive hydraulic conductivity in the 5 feet directly below the basin (i.e. below the bottom of the engineered media).
  
<math>ET_{mea} = L_C * W_B * 0.2 in/day * 0.5 *3 days / 12 in/ft </math>
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====Volume reduction from evapotranspiration (ET)====
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In addition to the credit given for the infiltration, a swale main channel with an underdrain can achieve volume reduction through ET. The ''Volume reduction of BMP from ET (V<sub>ET</sub>)'' as determined by the MIDS calculator is the smaller of two calculated values, potential ET (ET<sub>pot</sub>) and measured ET (ET<sub>mea</sub>).
  
Measured ET and potential ET are compared and the volume lost to ET is the smaller of the two values.
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=====Potential ET (ET<sub>pot</sub>)=====
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Potential ET (ET<sub>pot</sub>) is equal to the amount of water stored between field capacity and the wilting point  in the media above the underdrain, and is given by
  
'''Elevated Underdrain:''' If the underdrain is elevated above the bottom of the BMP, then the volume reduction credit is determined based on the storage capacity in the media between the underdrain and the native soils and evapotranspiration in the planting media above the underdrain (VET).
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<math>ET_{pot} = (D_M - D_U ) * L_C * W_B * (FC - WP)</math>
  
The volume captured below the underdrain (V) is given by
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<math>V = L_C * W_B * n * D_U</math>
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:D<sub>M</sub> is the total media depth (ft);
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:D<sub>U</sub> is the depth under the underdrain (ft);
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:L<sub>C</sub> is the channel length (ft);
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:W<sub>B</sub> is the channel width (ft); and
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:(FC – WP) is the difference between field capacity and wilting point.
  
Where
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=====Measured ET (ET<sub>mea</sub>)=====
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Measured ET (ET<sub>mea</sub>) is the amount of water lost to ET as measured using available data. An average daily pan evaporation rate was estimated using previous measurements collected at the University of Minnesota Southwest Experiment Station at Lamberton, Minnesota (Source:  [https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/109293 Climate of Minnesota Part XII- The Hydrologic Cycle and Soil Water], 1979). A rate of 0.2 inches per day was selected, as this is an intermediate value between the summertime maximum rate and the lowest rates in October. Analysis of rainfall data indicates that a typical time period between precipitation events is 72 hours (3 days) in Minnesota. Therefore, a 3 day period is used to calculate the ET<sub>mea</sub>. A factor of 0.5 is also applied to convert the pan evaporation rate to ET<sub>mea</sub>. The ET<sub>mea</sub> volume thus equals the media surface area (L<sub>C</sub> * W<sub>B</sub>) in square feet times the average daily ET rate in inches per day times 3 days.
  
:L<sub>C</sub> is the channel length (ft);
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<math>ET_{mea} = L_C * W_B * 0.2 in/day * 0.5 *3 days / (12 in/ft) = 0.025 (L_C * W_B) </math>
:W<sub>B</sub> is the channel width (ft);
 
:(n-FC) is the media porosity minus the field capacity; and
 
:D<sub>U</sub> is the depth below the underdrain (ft).
 
  
The stored water must drain within the specified drawdown time. The underlying soil controls the infiltration rate. The user must input the soil with the most restrictive hydraulic conductivity in the 3 feet directly below the basin (i.e. below the bottom of the engineered media).
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====Comparison of volume reduction capacity with volume performance goal====
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The sum of the volumes lost to infiltration and to ET as calculated using the appropriate methods above gives the ''Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V]''. The MIDS calculator compares the ''Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V]'' with the ''Required treatment volume'', and the lesser of the two values is used to populate the ''Volume of retention provided by BMP''. This comparison between potential and actual treatment volumes ensures that the BMP does not claim more credit than is due based on the actual amount of water routed to it. The ''Volume of retention provided by BMP'' is the actual volume credit the BMP receives toward the instantaneous performance goal. For example, if the BMP is oversized the user will only receive volume credit for the ''Required treatment volume'' routed to the BMP.  
  
In addition to the credit given for the storage capacity below the underdrain, a swale main channel system with an elevated underdrain also receives volume reduction credit for evapotranspiration. Credit is given following the same methods described when the underdrain is located at the bottom of the BMP (see discussion above).
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Annual volume retention is assessed by converting the instantaneous ''Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V]'' to an annual volume reduction percentage. This is accomplished through the use of [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Performance_curves_for_MIDS_calculator&action=edit&redlink=1 performance curves] developed from a range of modeling scenarios. These performance curves use the ''Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V]'', the [[Design infiltration rates|infiltration rate]] of the underlying soils, the percent imperviousness of the contributing watershed area, and the size of the contributing watershed to calculate the ''Percent annual runoff volume retained''.
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===Pollutant reduction===
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[[File:Schematic of pollutant removal mechanism swale with underdrain.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Schematic of pollutant removal mechanism swale with underdrain|<font size=3>Schematic of pollutant removal mechanisms for a Swale main channel (with underdrain).</font size>]]
  
The “Volume of retention provided by BMP” is the amount of volume credit the BMP provides toward the performance goal. This value is equal to the “Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V]”, calculated using the above method, as long as the volume reduction capacity is less than or equal to the “Required treatment volume.”  If “Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V]” is greater than “Required treatment volume”, then the BMP volume credit is equal to “Required treatment volume.”  This check makes sure the BMP is not getting more credit than the amount of water it receives.  For example, if the BMP is oversized the user will only receive credit for “Required treatment volume” routed to the BMP.
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Pollutant removal can be accomplished both via volume reducing and non-volume reducing processes in this BMP. Pollutant load reductions are calculated on an annual basis and are thus dependent upon the volume of water retained by the BMP through infiltration and ET and the volume of water treated by filtration in the BMP.  
  
===Pollutant Reduction===
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====Pollutant reduction via volume reduction====
[[File:Schematic of pollutant removal mechanism swale with underdrain.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Schematic of pollutant removal mechanism swale with underdrain|<font size=3>Schematic of pollutant removal mechanism swale with underdrain</font size>]]
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The first step in calculating annual pollutant load reductions is to determine the ''Annual retention volume provided by BMP'' as discussed in the [[Requirements,_recommendations_and_information_for_using_swale_with_an_underdrain_as_a_BMP_in_the_MIDS_calculator#Volume reduction|Volume reduction section]]. All pollutants in this retained water are considered captured for a 100 percent removal. Thus, while oversizing a BMP above the ''Required treatment volume'' will not provide additional credit towards the instantaneous volume performance goal, it may provide additional annual pollutant reduction through treatment of water beyond the ''Required treatment volume''.
  
Pollutant load reductions are calculated on an annual basis.  Therefore, the first step in calculating annual pollutant load reductions is converting “Volume reduction capacity of BMP,” which is an instantaneous volume reduction, to an annual volume reduction percentage. This is accomplished through the use of [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Performance_curves_for_MIDS_calculator&action=edit&redlink=1 performance curves] developed from multiple modeling scenarios. The performance curves use “Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V]”, the infiltration rate of the underlying soils, the contributing watershed percent impervious area, and the size of the contributing watershed to calculate a percent annual volume reduction. While oversizing a BMP above “Required treatment volume” will not provide additional credit towards the performance goal volume, it may provide additional pollutant reduction.
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====Pollutant reduction via non-volume reduction treatment====
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Stormwater that is routed to the BMP but not infiltrated or lost through ET is assumed to flow through the filter media and out the underdrain, and is indicated by the ''Annual outflow volume'' in the BMP Summary tab. The removal rate for TSS in this filtered stormwater is set at 68 percent.  The removal rates for particulate phosphorus and dissolved phosphorus in the filtered stormwater depend on the user's input to three drop-down boxes: “Planting media mix”; “Is the P content of the media less than 30 mg/kg?”; and “Is a soil amendment used to attenuate phosphorus?”.
  
A 100 percent removal is credited for all pollutants associated with the reduced volume of stormwater. Stormwater captured by the swale system but not infiltrated or consumed through ET is assumed to flow through the filter media and out the underdrain.  A constant 68 percent removal rate is applied to the filtered stormwater for TSS reduction.  The removal rates of the filtered stormwater for annual particulate phosphorus and dissolved phosphorus depend on the answers given to the three user inputs: “Planting media mix”, “Is the P content of the media less than 30 mg/kg?” and “Is a soil amendment used to attenuate phosphorus?”
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=====Particulate phosphorus=====
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The particulate phosphorus credit given for non-volume reduction treatment is either 0 percent or 55 percent depending on the media mix used and its P content.
  
'''Particulate Phosphorus:''' The particulate phosphorus credit given is either 0 percent or 45 percent depending on the media mix used and the P content of the media.
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*If [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Construction_specifications_for_bioretention#Materials_specifications_-_filter_media Media Mix] C or D is used, or if a media mix other than C or D is used and the soil phosphorus as measured using the [http://soiltesting.tamu.edu/files/mehlich3.pdf Mehlich 3 test]  or a [[Design_criteria_for_bioretention#Notes_about_soil_phosphorus_testing:_applicability_and_interpretation|suitable alternative test]] is 30 milligrams per kilogram or less, then the annual particulate phosphorus reduction credit is 55 percent of the filtered water volume.
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*If a media mix other than C or D is used and the soil phosphorus has not been determined or is greater than 30 milligrams per kilogram as measured using the [http://soiltesting.tamu.edu/files/mehlich3.pdf Mehlich 3 test] or a [[Design_criteria_for_bioretention#Notes_about_soil_phosphorus_testing:_applicability_and_interpretation|suitable alternative test]], then the annual particulate phosphorus reduction credit is 0 percent of the filtered water volume.
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*An additional annual particulate phosphorus credit of 40 percent of the filtered water volume may be received if [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Soil_amendments_to_enhance_phosphorus_sorption phosphorus-sorbing amendments] are used. Acceptable amendments include the following:
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**5 percent by volume elemental iron filings above the internal water storage (IWS) layer or elevated underdrain;
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**minimum 5 percent by volume sorptive media above IWS layer or elevated underdrain;
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**minimum 5 percent by weight water treatment residuals (WTR) to a depth of at least 3.9 inches (10 centimeters);
  
*If [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Construction_specifications_for_bioretention#Materials_specifications_-_filter_media Media Mix] C or D is used, the annual particulate phosphorus reduction credit is 45 percent of the filtered water volume.
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NOTE: If the Olsen test is used to determine P content of the media mix, a [[Design_criteria_for_bioretention#Notes_about_soil_phosphorus_testing:_applicability_and_interpretation|simple conversion]] is required.
*If a media mix other than C or D is used and the soil phosphorus as measured using the [http://soiltesting.tamu.edu/files/mehlich3.pdf Mehlich 3 test]  or a suitable alternative test is 30 milligrams per kilogram or less, the annual particulate phosphorus reduction credit is 45 percent of the filtered water volume.
 
*If a media mix other than C or D is used and the soil phosphorus as measured using the [http://soiltesting.tamu.edu/files/mehlich3.pdf Mehlich 3 test] or a suitable alternative test is greater than 30 milligrams per kilogram, the annual pollutant phosphorus reduction credit is 0 percent of the filtered water volume.
 
*If a media mix other than C or D is used and the soil phosphorus has not been determined, the annual particulate phosphorus credit is 0 percent of the filtered water volume.  
 
  
'''Dissolved Phosphorus:''' The dissolved phosphorus credit given is between 0 percent and 60 percent depending on the media mix, the media P content, and if the media was amended to attenuate phosphorus.  
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=====Dissolved phosphorus=====
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The dissolved phosphorus credit given for non-volume reduction treatment is between 0 percent and 60 percent depending on the media mix, the media P content, and if the media was amended to attenuate phosphorus.  
  
*If Media Mix C or D is used, or if a media mix other than C or D is used and soil phosphorus as measured using the [http://soiltesting.tamu.edu/files/mehlich3.pdf Mehlich 3 test]  or a suitable alternative test is 30 milligrams per kilogram or less, the annual dissolved phosphorus credit applied to the filtered water volume is calculated by
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*If Media Mix C or D is used, or if a media mix other than C or D is used and soil phosphorus as measured by the [http://soiltesting.tamu.edu/files/mehlich3.pdf Mehlich 3 test]  or a [[Design_criteria_for_bioretention#Notes_about_soil_phosphorus_testing:_applicability_and_interpretation|suitable alternative test]] is 30 milligrams per kilogram or less, then the annual dissolved phosphorus credit applied to the filtered water volume, expressed as a percent, is given by
  
<math>credit = 20% * ((D_M - D_U)) / (2 ft)</math>
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<math>credit = 20 * ((D_M - D_U)) / (2 ft)</math>
  
where (D<sub>M</sub> - D<sub>U</sub>) represents the media depth above the underdrain. The credit is calculated as a percent reduction with a maximum value of 20 percent for media depths above the underdrain greater than 2 feet.  If the media depth above the underdrain is less than 2 feet the credit is reduced equivalently.   
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:where (D<sub>M</sub> - D<sub>U</sub>) represents the media depth above the underdrain (ft).
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The credit is calculated as a percent reduction with a maximum value of 20 percent for media depths above the underdrain greater than 2 feet.  If the media depth above the underdrain is less than 2 feet the credit is reduced equivalently.   
 
 
*If a media mix other than C or D is used and the soil phosphorus as measured using the  [http://soiltesting.tamu.edu/files/mehlich3.pdf Mehlich 3 test]  or a suitable alternative test is greater than 30 milligrams per kilogram, the annual dissolved phosphorus credit is 0 percent of the filtered water volume.
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*If a media mix other than C or D is used and the soil phosphorus has not been determined or is greater than 30 milligrams per kilogram as measured using the  [http://soiltesting.tamu.edu/files/mehlich3.pdf Mehlich 3 test]  or a [[Design_criteria_for_bioretention#Notes_about_soil_phosphorus_testing:_applicability_and_interpretation|suitable alternative test]], then the annual dissolved phosphorus credit is 0 percent of the filtered water volume.
*If a media mix other than C or D is used and the soil phosphorus has not been determined, the annual dissolved phosphorus credit is 0 percent of the filtered water volume.  
 
 
*An additional annual dissolved phosphorus credit of 40 percent of the filtered water volume may be received if [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Soil_amendments_to_enhance_phosphorus_sorption phosphorus-sorbing amendments] are used. Acceptable amendments include the following:  
 
*An additional annual dissolved phosphorus credit of 40 percent of the filtered water volume may be received if [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Soil_amendments_to_enhance_phosphorus_sorption phosphorus-sorbing amendments] are used. Acceptable amendments include the following:  
 
**5 percent by volume elemental iron filings above the internal water storage (IWS) layer or elevated underdrain;
 
**5 percent by volume elemental iron filings above the internal water storage (IWS) layer or elevated underdrain;
 
**minimum 5 percent by volume sorptive media above IWS layer or elevated underdrain;
 
**minimum 5 percent by volume sorptive media above IWS layer or elevated underdrain;
 
**minimum 5 percent by weight water treatment residuals (WTR) to a depth of at least 3.9 inches (10 centimeters);  
 
**minimum 5 percent by weight water treatment residuals (WTR) to a depth of at least 3.9 inches (10 centimeters);  
*An additional annual dissolved phosphorus credit commensurate with the research results can be applied if other phosphorus-sorptive amendments are proposed that have supporting third party research results showing dissolved phosphorus reduction for at least a 20-year lifespan.  
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*For other proposed phosphorus-sorbing amendments: an additional annual dissolved phosphorus credit can be applied if and only if there is <u>supporting third party research</u> showing that this dissolved phosphorus reduction will occur for at least a 20-year lifespan.  The credit may be commensurate with existing research results, with the understanding that the user may be asked to provide this documentation.
  
The removal rates of the filtered stormwater for annual particulate phosphorus and dissolved phosphorus is summarized in the following [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Phosphorus_credits_for_bioretention_systems_with_an_underdrain table].   
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Annual removal rates of particulate phosphorus and dissolved phosphorus in filtered stormwater are summarized in the following [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Phosphorus_credits_for_bioretention_systems_with_an_underdrain table].   
  
NOTE: The user can modify event mean concentrations (EMCs) on the Site Information tab in the calculator. Default concentrations are 54.5 milligrams per liter for total suspended solids (TSS) and 0.3 milligrams per liter for total phosphorus (particulate plus dissolved). The calculator will notify the user if the default is changed. Changing the default EMC will result in changes to the total pounds of pollutant reduced.
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NOTE: The user can modify event mean concentrations (EMCs) on the ''Site Information'' tab in the calculator. Default concentrations are 54.5 milligrams per liter for total suspended solids (TSS) and 0.3 milligrams per liter for total phosphorus (particulate plus dissolved). The calculator will notify the user if the default is changed. Changing the default EMC will result in changes to the total pounds of pollutant reduced.
  
 
==Routing==
 
==Routing==
Overflow from a swale main channel with an underdrain can be routed to any other BMP, except for a green roof and a swale side slope or any BMP in a stormwater treatment sequence that would cause stormwater to be rerouted back to the swale main channel already in the treatment sequence.  All BMPs can be routed to the swale main channel
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Overflow from a swale main channel with an underdrain can be routed to any other BMP except for a green roof, a swale side slope, or any BMP in a stormwater treatment sequence that would cause stormwater to be rerouted back to the swale main channel already in that sequence.  All BMPs can be routed to the swale main channel with an underdrain.
  
==Assumptions for swale main channel==
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==Assumptions for swale main channel with an underdrain==
The following general assumption applies in calculating the credit for a swale main channel with an underdrain.  If this assumption is not followed the volume and pollutant reduction credits cannot be applied.
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The following general assumption applies in calculating the credits for a swale main channel with an underdrain.  If this assumption is not followed the volume and pollutant reduction credits cannot be applied.
 
*The swale main channel has been properly [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Design_criteria_for_filtration designed], [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Construction_specifications_for_filtration constructed] and will be properly [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Operation_and_maintenance_of_filtration maintained] according to specifications for filtration systems.
 
*The swale main channel has been properly [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Design_criteria_for_filtration designed], [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Construction_specifications_for_filtration constructed] and will be properly [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Operation_and_maintenance_of_filtration maintained] according to specifications for filtration systems.
  
==Swale Side Slope and Main Channel Example (Version 2)==
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==Requirements==
[[File:Swale no underdrain schematic for example.jpg|300px|thumb|left|alt=Schematic used to determine the watershed characteristics of your entire site|<font size=3>Schematic used to determine the watershed characteristics of your entire site, corresponding with Step 1 in the example.  In this example, 1.4 acres of impervious drain to one of two side slopes and then into a swale main channel.  Total pervious acreage is the sum of the turf area, the two swale side slopes, and the swale main channel, for a total pervious acreage of 0.8 acres.</font size>]]
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[[File:3 foot separation b.png|thumb|300px|alt=image illustrating separation distance to bedrock or seasonal high water table|<font size=3>Measurement of depth from the bottom of the infiltration BMP to the seasonally high water table or bedrock. Note that there must be a minimum of 2 feet separation when soils beneath the BMP are ripped, with a total separation distance of 3 feet or more. Infiltration BMPs include any BMP that allows water to infiltrate into the underlying soil.</font size>]]
 
 
[[File:Swale no underdrain site information tab.png|300px|thumb|alt=Schematic of the site information tab of the MIDS calculator|<font size=3>Schematic of the site information tab of the MIDS calculator, corresponding with Step 2 in the example. The User must input the zip code and land cover information, which includes pervious and impervious acreages.</font size>]]
 
 
 
[[File:Swale no underdrain schematic tab.png|300px|thumb|alt=Schematic showing Schematic tab and drag and drop a Swale Side Slope and a Swale Main Channel icon into the Schematic Window|<font size=3>Schematic showing Schematic tab in which a Swale Side Slope and a Swale Main Channel icon have been dragged and dropped into the Schematic Window.  This corresponds with Step 3 in the example.</font size>]]
 
 
 
The runoff from a 1.4 acre parking lot surrounded by 0.359 acres of pervious turf area flows through sheet flow over one of the side slopes of a swale and into a swale main channel.  The soils across the area have a unified soils classification of SW (HSG type A soil).  A second side slope associated with the main channel does not receive runoff from impervious surfaces. Each of the swale side slopes are 800 feet long by 10 feet wide with a side slope of 5H:1V. The main channel of the swale is 800 feet long by 4 feet wide with a 2 percent slope.  The swale main channel does not have an underdrain, bioretention base or check dams. The maintenance on the swale calls for mowing once a year.  The following steps detail how this system would be set up in the MIDS calculator.
 
 
 
'''Step 1''': Determine the watershed characteristics of your entire site.  For this example we have a 2.2 acre site with 1.4 acres of impervious area (parking lot) and 0.8 acres of pervious area in type A soils. The pervious area includes the turf area and the area of the swale side slopes and main channel.
 
 
 
'''Step 2''': Fill in the site specific information into the ''Site Information'' tab.  This includes entering a Zip Code (55414 for this example) and the watershed information from Step 1. The Managed Turf area includes the turf area, the area of the side slopes and the area of the main channel.  Zip code and impervious area must be filled in or an error message will be generated.  Other fields on this screen are optional.
 
 
 
'''Step 3''': Go to the Schematic tab and drag and drop a “Swale Side Slope” and a “Swale Main Channel” icon into the “Schematic Window”
 
 
 
'''Step 4''': Determine the watershed characteristic for each of the BMP components.  For this example the swale side slope watershed includes 1.4 acres of impervious area and 0.543 acre of pervious area (0.359 acre of turf area plus 0.184 acre of swale side slope).  The watershed of the swale main channel includes the pervious area of the main channel (0.073 acre) and the pervious area of the other swale side slope (0.184 acre) for a total pervious area of 0.257 acre.  Since no impervious area is being routed to the second swale side slope, the area can be included in the direct watershed area of the main channel. However, the second swale side slope could be placed in the calculator as an additional BMP.  Including it as a separate BMP provides a slightly greater annual volume reduction and more closely represents the true system. 
 
 
 
'''Step 5''': Open the BMP properties for the swale side slope by right clicking on the ''Swale Side Slope'' icon and selecting ''Edit BMP properties'', or by double clicking on the ''Swale Side Slope'' icon.
 
 
 
'''Step 6''': Click on the ''Minnesota Stormwater Manual Wiki'' link or the ''Help'' button to review input parameter specifications and calculation specific to the ''Swale Side Slope'' BMP.
 
 
 
'''Step 7''': Fill in the specific BMP watershed information (1.4 acres of impervious and 0.543 acre of Managed Turf on A Soils.  Route the side slope BMP to the main channel BMP.
 
 
 
'''Step 8''': Enter in the BMP design parameters into the ''BMP parameters'' tab.  Swale Side Slope requires the following entries.
 
*Side slope [H:V] which is 5:1
 
*Flow path length which is 10 feet
 
*Channel length, which is 800 feet
 
*Underlying soil – Hydrologic Soil Group, which is 4 SW (HSG A, 1.63 in/hr)
 
*Manning’s n (vegetation), which is Native grass
 
 
 
<gallery caption="MIDS calculator screen shots of data input screens. Click on an image for enlarged view." widths="140px">
 
 
 
File:Watershed tab for wet swale example side slope.png|alt=Schematic showing tab used to fill in specific BMP watershed information for the Swale main channel. Corresponds with Step 13 in the example.|Schematic showing tab used to fill in specific BMP watershed information for the Swale main channel. Corresponds with Step 13 in the example.
 
 
 
File:BMP parameters tab 1 wet swale example side slope.png |alt=Schematic showing results from entering BMP design parameters into the BMP parameters tab for the Swale Side slope. corresponds with Step 5 in the example.| Schematic showing results from entering BMP design parameters into the BMP parameters tab for the Swale Side slope. corresponds with Step 5 in the example.
 
 
 
File:Watershed tab for wet swale example.png|alt= Schematic showing tab used to fill in specific BMP watershed information for the wet swale example. Corresponds with Step 13 in the example.| Schematic showing tab used to fill in specific BMP watershed information for the wet swale example. Corresponds with Step 13 in the example.
 
 
 
File:Schematic tab wet swale example.png|alt=Schematic of Schematic tab wet swale example|Schematic of Schematic tab wet swale example
 
 
 
File:Watershed tab for wet swale example.png|alt=Schematic of Watershed tab for wet swale example|Schematic of Watershed tab for wet swale example
 
 
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
 
 
<gallery caption="MIDS calculator screen shots of results and summary tabs.  Click on an image for enlarged view." widths="200px">
 
 
 
File:BMP Summary tab wet swale example side slope.png|alt=Schematic of BMP Summary tab wet swale example side slope|Schematic showing Summary results for Swale Main Channel. Corresponds with Step 15 in the example.Schematic of BMP Summary tab wet swale example side slope
 
 
 
File:Schematic tab wet swale example.png|alt=Schematic of Schematic tab wet swale example|<font size=3>Schematic of Schematic tab wet swale example<
 
 
 
File:BMP Summary tab wet swale example 2.png|alt=Schematic of BMP Summary tab wet swale example 2|Schematic of BMP Summary tab wet swale example 2
 
 
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Step 9''': Click on ''BMP Summary'' tab to view results for this BMP.
 
 
 
'''Step 10''': Click on the ''OK'' button to exit the BMP properties screen. An arrow will appear showing that the swale side slope has been routed to the swale main channel.
 
 
 
'''Step 11''': Open the BMP properties window for the swale main channel by right clicking on the ''Swale main channel'' icon and selecting ''Edit BMP properties'', or by double clicking on the “Swale main channel” icon.
 
Step 12: Click on the ''Minnesota Stormwater Manual Wiki'' link or the ''Help'' button to review input parameter specifications and calculation specific to the ''Swale main channel'' BMP.
 
  
'''Step 13''': Enter in the watershed information for the swale main channel in the ''Watershed'' tab (0.257 acre for Pervious Turf on A Soil which includes the area of the main channel and the other side slope).
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{{alert|The following are requirements of the [http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/water/water-types-and-programs/stormwater/construction-stormwater/index.html Minnesota Construction Stormwater General Permit]|alert-danger}}
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*At least a 3 foot separation from the bottom of an infiltration system (includes swale with an underdrain) to the [[Glossary#S|seasonal high water table]]
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*If soils below the bottom of the infiltration system are ripped to promote infiltration, at least 2 feet of separation from the bottom of the ripped zone to the seasonal high water table
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*Use the most restrictive infiltration rate within 5 feet of the bottom of the BMP
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*For [[Determining soil infiltration rates|measured infiltration rates]], apply a safety factor of 2
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*[[Pre-treatment|Pretreatment]] for infiltration systems
  
'''Step 14''': Enter in the BMP design parameters into the ''BMP parameters'' tab.  Swale main channel requires the following entries.
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==Recommendations==
*Channel length, which is 800 feet
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{{alert|The following are recommendations for inputs into the MIDS calculator|alert-warning}}
*Swale bottom width, which is 4 feet
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*Drawdown time of 24 hours when the discharge is to [[Sensitive waters and other receiving waters|trout streams]]
*Channel slope, which is 2 percent (%)
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*Use of [[Determining soil infiltration rates|field tested infiltration rates]] rather than table values
*Underlying soil – Hydrologic Soil Group, which is 4 SW (HSG A, 1.63 in/hr)
 
*Manning’s n (vegetation), which is native grass
 
*Does the swale have a check dam, which is no
 
*Does the swale have a bioretention base, which is no
 
  
'''Step 15''': Click on ''BMP Summary'' tab to view results for this BMP.
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==Information==
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{{alert|The following information may be useful in determining inputs for the MIDS calculator|alert-info}}
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*Guidance on determining [[Design criteria for bioretention#Determine site infiltration rates (for facilities with infiltration and/or recharge)|infiltration rates]]
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*Information on [[Stormwater infiltration and constraints on infiltration|site constraints]] (shallow soil, karst, etc.)
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*Guidance on [[Pre-treatment|pretreatment]]
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*Information on [[Design criteria for bioretention#Materials specifications - filter media|soil mixes]]
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*[[Construction specifications for filtration|Construction specifications for filtration BMPs]]
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*Information on [[Operation and maintenance of filtration|operation and maintenance of filtration BMPs]].
  
'''Step 16''': Click on the ''OK'' button to exit the BMP properties screen.
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==Links to MIDS pages==
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*[[Overview of Minimal Impact Design Standards (MIDS)]]
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*[[Performance goals for new development, re-development and linear projects]]
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*[[Design Sequence Flowchart-Flexible treatment options]]
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*[[Community Assistance Package]]
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*[[MIDS calculator]]
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*[[Performance curves for MIDS calculator]]
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*[[Training and workshop materials and modules]]
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*[[Technical documents]]
  
'''Step 17''': Click on ''Results'' tab to see overall results for the site.
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<noinclude>
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[[Category:Level 3 - Models and modeling/Specific models/MIDS Calculator]]
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[[Category:Level 3 - Best management practices/Structural practices/Dry swale]]‏‎
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[[Category:Level 3 - Best management practices/Structural practices/Step pool‏‎]]
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[[Category:Level 3 - Best management practices/Structural practices/Wet swale‏‎]]
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</noinclude>

Latest revision as of 13:36, 29 January 2023

Symbol for swale with underdrain.png
Symbol for Swale main channel (with underdrain) used in the MIDS calculator.
Schematic of Watershed tab swale with underdrain
Schematic of Watershed tab for Swale main channel (with underdrain). The user must input a value for impervious area or the BMP will not provide volume and pollutant reduction. Other fields are optional.
Schematic of Swale with underdrain BMP parameters tab
Schematic of BMP parameters tab for Swale main channel (with underdrain). The user must enter values for all blank cells.
Caution: The swale main channel with an underdrain assumes there is a bioretention base (engineered media). See the section on filter media for more information.

A swale main channel with an underdrain behaves similarly to a bioretention BMP with an underdrain. If the underdrain is not elevated above the native soils, then most of the stormwater captured by the BMP is lost to the underdrain, with some volume reduction achieved through infiltration below the underdrain. Volume retention also occurs by evapotranspiration (ET) through the vegetation in the swale. For systems with an elevated underdrain, volume retention is achieved through infiltration of water stored in the pore spaces of engineered media between the invert of an elevated underdrain and the native soils. If runoff to the main channel flows over a side slope through sheet flow, then a swale side slope BMP should be used in combination with the swale main channel BMP in the MIDS calculator. All pollutants in the infiltrated water are credited as being reduced. A portion of pollutants in the stormwater that flows through an underdrain is removed through filtration.

Changes in Version 4 of the MIDS Calculator

Information: Updates have been made to Version 4 of the MIDS Calculator
  • The USER must enter a bypass percent for this BMP. See the guidance for determining bypass percent.
  • When an amendment is added to the practice, the particulate phosphorus removal was changed from 0 to 40 percent. This was error in previous versions of the calculator.

MIDS calculator user inputs for swale main channel (with underdrain)

For a swale main channel with underdrain system, the user must input the following parameters to calculate the volume and pollutant load reductions associated with the BMP.

  • Watershed tab
    • BMP Name: this cell is auto-filled but can be changed by the user.
    • Routing/downstream BMP: if this BMP is part of a treatment train and water is being routed from this BMP to another BMP, the user selects the name of the BMP to which water is being routed from the dropdown box. All water must be routed to a single downstream BMP. Note that the user must include the BMP receiving the routed water in the Schematic tab or the BMP will not appear in the dropdown box.
    • BMP Watershed Area: BMP watershed areas are the areas draining directly to the BMP. Values can be added for four soil types (Hydrologic Soil Groups (HSG) A, B, C, D) and for three Land Cover types (Forest/Open Space, Managed Turf and Impervious). The surface area of the BMP should be included as managed turf land cover of the hydrologic soil type of the native soils that are located under the BMP. Units are in acres.
      • If a swale side slope is routed to this BMP, do not include the side slope watershed areas in the Watershed tab for the swale main channel since this would effectively double-count the side slope contributing area.
  • BMP Parameters tab
    • Is the underdrain elevated above native soils?: This is a YES/NO question. Answering YES means that the underdrain is elevated within the media such that storage capacity exists between the level of the underdrain and that of the native soils. Answering NO means that the underdrain is not elevated within the media and is directly above the native soils, with no associated storage capacity.
    • Channel length (LC): This is the length of the swale channel from the furthest upstream point to the furthest downstream point. Units are in feet.
    • Swale bottom width (WB): This is the average bottom width of the swale main channel. Units are in feet. Based on design restrictions, the bottom width cannot be less than 2 feet.
    • Channel slope (S): This is the slope of the channel. Units are in percent. The slope is calculated by taking the difference between vertical elevations at the upstream and downstream points of the swale and dividing by the horizontal distance between the two locations. The slope therefore represents an average slope over the length of the swale. If the slope varies over the length of a swale, the user should enter the average slope over the entire length rather than break the swale into separate smaller lengths. Based on design restrictions, the channel slope cannot be less than 0.5 percent or greater than 4 percent.
    • Total media depth (DM): This the total depth of the bioretention base from the surface of the engineered media to that of the native soils. Units are in feet.
    • Depth below underdrain (DU): This is the depth of the bioretention base from the elevation of the underdrain invert to that of the native soils. If the input to “Is the underdrain elevated above native soils” is set to NO, then this value will default to 0 and will become inactive. Units are in feet.
    • Media field capacity minus wilting point (FC-WP): This is the amount of water between field capacity and the permanent wilting point stored in the media above the underdrain. This is water often considered to be available for uptake by plants. If multiple types of media are used in the BMP, this value should be a weighted average of the soil water storage values of the media installed above the underdrain. Units are in cubic feet of water per cubic feet of media. The recommended range for this value is 0.05 to 0.17.
    • Media porosity minus field capacity (n - FC) - This is the amount of water between media porosity and field capacity stored between the underdrain invert and the bottom of the media (top of native soil). If multiple types of media are used in the BMP, this value should be a weighted average of the soil water storage values of the media installed between the underdrain and the native soils. Units are in cubic feet of pore space per cubic feet of media. The recommended range for this value is 0.15 to 0.35.
    • Planting media mix: The user selects the type of media mix installed for planting from a predefined list of Media mixes: Media mix A (water quality blend), Media mix B (enhanced filtration blend), Media mix C (North Carolina State University water quality blend), Media mix D, or Other. This value is used to determine the annual phosphorus load reduction credit.
    • Is the P content of the media less than 30 mg/kg?: This is a YES/NO question. The P content of the planting media should be tested using the Mehlich 3 test or an acceptable alternative method. Select YES if the P content of the planting media is less than 30 milligrams per kilogram and NO if it is greater. P content testing is not needed for planting media C or D; therefore, this item will automatically populate to YES if one of those two media types are selected. This value is used to determine the annual phosphorus load reduction credit.
    • Is a soil amendment used to attenuate phosphorus?: This is a YES/NO question. Answer YES if the bioretention filter media contains soil amendments to enhance phosphorus sorption and NO if amendments are not used. This value is used to determine the annual phosphorus load reduction credit.
    • Underlying soil - Hydrologic Soil Group: The user selects the most restrictive soil (lowest hydraulic conductivity) occurring within the 5 feet below the media/native soil interface of the swale main channel. There are 14 soil options that fall into 4 different Hydrologic Soil Groups (Hydrologic Soil Group (HSG) A, B, C, or D) for the user. Once a soil type is selected, the corresponding infiltration rate will populate the Infiltration rate of underlying soils field. The user may also select User Defined. This selection will activate the User Defined Infiltration Rate cell, allowing the user to enter a different value from those in the predefined selection list. The maximum allowable infiltration rate is 1.63 inches per hour.
    • Required drawdown time: This is the time in which the stormwater captured by and ponded within this BMP must drain into the underlying soil and/or flow through the underdrain. The user may select from predefined values of 48 or 24 hours. The MPCA Construction Stormwater General Permit requires drawdown within 48 hours, but 24 hours is Highly Recommended when discharges are to a trout stream. The calculator uses the underlying soil infiltration rate and the Depth below underdrain (DU) to check if the BMP meets the drawdown time requirement. The user will encounter an error and be required to enter a new Depth below underdrain (DU) if the water stored in the BMP cannot drawdown in the required time.
  • BMP Summary Tab: The BMP Summary tab summarizes the volume and pollutant reductions provided by the specific BMP. It details the performance goal volume reductions and annual average volume, dissolved P, particulate P, and TSS load reductions. Included in the summary are the total volume and pollutant loads received by the BMP from its direct watershed, from upstream BMPs, and a combined value of the two. Also included in the summary are the volume and pollutant load reductions provided by the BMP, along with the volume and pollutant loads that exit the BMP through the outflow. This outflow load and volume is what is routed to the downstream BMP, if one is defined in the Watershed tab. Finally, percent reductions are provided for the percent of the performance goal achieved, percent annual runoff volume retained, total percent annual particulate phosphorus reduction, total percent annual dissolved phosphorus reduction, total percent annual TP reduction, and total percent annual TSS reduction.

Routing stormwater runoff to swales and swale side slopes in the MIDS Calculator

The Minimal Impact Design Standards (MIDS) Calculator separates side slopes and the main channel of swales into separate practices. This creates the potential for inaccurately routing water, since in reality side slopes and main channels are part of a single swale system. This page provides guidance for routing water to swales in the MIDS Calculator.

Swale configuration in the MIDS Calculator

The MIDS Calculator separates swale side slopes and swale main channels into separate best management practices. This is because infiltration and pollutant retention calculations differ for the side slope and the main channel. Descriptions of modeling assumptions and calculations are found at the following links.

The primary difference between side slopes and main channels is due to increased potential for infiltration in a main channel resulting from different configurations. Specifically, infiltration in a main channel is affected by length of the swale, presence or absence of impermeable check dams, and presence or absence of engineered media. These configurations are either not available for side slopes or have limited impact on infiltration.

Potential swale configurations

routing image for swales
Image showing possible swale configurations. In scenario A, route the acres the swale channel and do not include side slopes. In Scenario B, create two side slopes, route 10 acres to each side slope, and route the side slopes to the channel. Route 5 acres to the channel. In Scenario C, create two side slopes, route 10 acres to each side slope, and route the side slopes to the channel. Do not route any acres to the channel. Click on image to enlarge.

In reality, swale side slopes and main channels are part of a single swale practice. There are three possible configurations of swales. Configuring and routing water to them correctly is essential to correctly modeling swales.

  • Swale main channels with direct discharge to it and no side slopes. This situation is rare, but there may be situations where water is discharged, such as from a pipe, directly into a swale and the swale has no side slopes.
  • Swale main channels with direct discharge to it and one or more side slopes.
  • Swale main channels with one or more side slopes and no direct discharges to the swale.

These configurations are shown in the adjacent image.

Configuring and routing water to a swale practice

  • Swale main channels with direct discharge to it and no side slopes. In this situation, only the swale main channel is used in the MIDS Calculator.
    • If the discharge water to the swale main channel is coming directly from another treatment practice, such as a bifiltration practice (e.g. bioretention with an underdrain), do not enter any contributing pervious or impervious acreage to the swale main channel. Make sure the upstream practice is being routed to the swale main channel.
    • If the discharge water to the swale main channel is not from another treatment practice, enter the impervious and pervious acres contributing to this discharge into the Watershed tab for the swale BMP properties.
    • If the discharge water to the swale main channel contains both treated and untreated water, enter only acreages contributing to the untreated discharge. Make sure the upstream BMP for the treated water is routed to the swale main channel.
  • Swale main channels with direct discharge to it and one or more side slopes. For this situation, apply the above methodology to the direct discharge to the main channel. For the side slope, enter pervious and impervious acres to the Watershed tab for the swale side slope and route the side slope to the main channel. DO NOT ROUTE THESE ACREAGES TO THE MAIN CHANNEL. If there is more than one side slope, use multiple side slopes routed to the one main channel.
  • Swale main channels with one or more side slopes and no direct discharges to the swale. If all the discharge to the main channel is from swale side slopes, enter pervious and impervious acres to the Watershed tab for the swale side slope and route the side slope to the main channel. DO NOT ROUTE THESE ACREAGES TO THE MAIN CHANNEL. If there is more than one side slope, use multiple side slopes routed to the one main channel.


Model input requirements and recommendations

If the following requirements for inputs into the MIDS calculator are not met, then an error message will inform the user to change the input to meet the requirement.

  • Swale bottom width (WB) cannot be less than 2 feet
  • Channel slope cannot be greater than 4 percent or less than 0.5 percent
  • Infiltration rates of the underlying soils cannot exceed 1.63 inches per hour
  • The water below the underdrain must meet the user-specifed drawdown time requirement. The drawdown time requirement is checked by comparing the specified drawdown time with the calculated drawdown time (DDTcalc), given by

\(DDT_{calc} = D_U / (I_R / 12)\)

Where

DU is the depth below the underdrain (ft); and
IR is the infiltration rate of the native soils (inches/hr).

If DDTcalc is greater than the user-specified required drawdown time then the user will be prompted to enter a new depth below the underdrain or infiltration rate of the native soils.

Methodology

Required treatment volume

Required treatment volume, or the volume of stormwater runoff delivered to the BMP, equals the performance goal (1.1 inches or user-specified performance goal) times the impervious area draining to the BMP plus any water routed to the BMP from an upstream BMP. This stormwater is delivered to the BMP instantaneously.

Volume reduction

The total estimated Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V] is the sum of infiltration and ET occurring in the swale main channel with underdrain, and is calculated with user-provided inputs. For this BMP, the location of the underdrain determines how the infiltration component is calculated. If the underdrain is located at the bottom of the BMP, then the infiltration credit is based on infiltration into the bottom of the BMP (Vinfb). In contrast, if the underdrain is elevated above the bottom of the BMP, then the infiltration credit is based on the volume capacity of the bioretention base (VBB) between the underdrain and the native soils. Both types of underdrain configurations can receive credit for ET in the media above the underdrain (VET).

The Volume of retention provided by BMP is the total instantaneous volume credit that can be claimed for that BMP, and is determined by comparing the Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V] to the Required treatment volume.

Volume reduction from infiltration

Underdrain located at bottom of engineered media: Volume reduction from basin bottom infiltration (Vinfb)

Even with an underdrain installed at the base of the engineered media, under saturated conditions some water will infiltrate through the bottom soils rather than pass through the underdrain. This Volume reduction from basin bottom infiltration (Vinfb) is calculated by

\(V_{Inf_b} = I_R * DDT_{calc} * W_B * L_C/(12in/ft)\)

Where

IR is an infiltration rate into the native soils of 0.06 inches per hour;
DDTcalc is the drawdown time (hr);
WB is the width of the main channel (ft); and
LC is the channel length (ft).


The default infiltration rate is set at 0.06 inches per hour to represent a D soil. This rate was selected because it is assumed that most of the stormwater will pass through the underdrain before it can infiltrate through the bottom of the BMP. This may be a conservative assumption if underdrains are small, spaced far apart, and the underlying soil has an infiltration rate greater than 0.06 inches per hour. Conversely, more closely spaced or larger underdrains may allow the basin to drain in less than the required drawdown time, resulting in a slight overestimation of (Vinfb). If the user specifies that an impermeable liner is present at the bottom of the BMP, then no credit is given for infiltration into the bottom soils.

Underdrain elevated above engineered media: Volume reduction stored below the underdrain

If the underdrain is elevated above the bottom of the BMP, then the infiltration portion of the volume reduction credit is determined based on the volume capacity of the bioretention base existing between the underdrain and the native soils. The Volume reduction stored below the underdrain is given by

\(V = D_U * L_C * W_B * (n-FC)\)

Where

DU is the depth below the underdrain (ft);
LC is the channel length (ft);
WB is the channel width (ft); and
(n-FC) is the media porosity minus the field capacity.

The stored water must drain within the specified drawdown time. The underlying soil controls the infiltration rate. The user must input the soil with the most restrictive hydraulic conductivity in the 5 feet directly below the basin (i.e. below the bottom of the engineered media).

Volume reduction from evapotranspiration (ET)

In addition to the credit given for the infiltration, a swale main channel with an underdrain can achieve volume reduction through ET. The Volume reduction of BMP from ET (VET) as determined by the MIDS calculator is the smaller of two calculated values, potential ET (ETpot) and measured ET (ETmea).

Potential ET (ETpot)

Potential ET (ETpot) is equal to the amount of water stored between field capacity and the wilting point in the media above the underdrain, and is given by

\(ET_{pot} = (D_M - D_U ) * L_C * W_B * (FC - WP)\)

Where

DM is the total media depth (ft);
DU is the depth under the underdrain (ft);
LC is the channel length (ft);
WB is the channel width (ft); and
(FC – WP) is the difference between field capacity and wilting point.
Measured ET (ETmea)

Measured ET (ETmea) is the amount of water lost to ET as measured using available data. An average daily pan evaporation rate was estimated using previous measurements collected at the University of Minnesota Southwest Experiment Station at Lamberton, Minnesota (Source: Climate of Minnesota Part XII- The Hydrologic Cycle and Soil Water, 1979). A rate of 0.2 inches per day was selected, as this is an intermediate value between the summertime maximum rate and the lowest rates in October. Analysis of rainfall data indicates that a typical time period between precipitation events is 72 hours (3 days) in Minnesota. Therefore, a 3 day period is used to calculate the ETmea. A factor of 0.5 is also applied to convert the pan evaporation rate to ETmea. The ETmea volume thus equals the media surface area (LC * WB) in square feet times the average daily ET rate in inches per day times 3 days.

\(ET_{mea} = L_C * W_B * 0.2 in/day * 0.5 *3 days / (12 in/ft) = 0.025 (L_C * W_B) \)

Comparison of volume reduction capacity with volume performance goal

The sum of the volumes lost to infiltration and to ET as calculated using the appropriate methods above gives the Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V]. The MIDS calculator compares the Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V] with the Required treatment volume, and the lesser of the two values is used to populate the Volume of retention provided by BMP. This comparison between potential and actual treatment volumes ensures that the BMP does not claim more credit than is due based on the actual amount of water routed to it. The Volume of retention provided by BMP is the actual volume credit the BMP receives toward the instantaneous performance goal. For example, if the BMP is oversized the user will only receive volume credit for the Required treatment volume routed to the BMP.

Annual volume retention is assessed by converting the instantaneous Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V] to an annual volume reduction percentage. This is accomplished through the use of performance curves developed from a range of modeling scenarios. These performance curves use the Volume reduction capacity of BMP [V], the infiltration rate of the underlying soils, the percent imperviousness of the contributing watershed area, and the size of the contributing watershed to calculate the Percent annual runoff volume retained.

Pollutant reduction

Schematic of pollutant removal mechanism swale with underdrain
Schematic of pollutant removal mechanisms for a Swale main channel (with underdrain).

Pollutant removal can be accomplished both via volume reducing and non-volume reducing processes in this BMP. Pollutant load reductions are calculated on an annual basis and are thus dependent upon the volume of water retained by the BMP through infiltration and ET and the volume of water treated by filtration in the BMP.

Pollutant reduction via volume reduction

The first step in calculating annual pollutant load reductions is to determine the Annual retention volume provided by BMP as discussed in the Volume reduction section. All pollutants in this retained water are considered captured for a 100 percent removal. Thus, while oversizing a BMP above the Required treatment volume will not provide additional credit towards the instantaneous volume performance goal, it may provide additional annual pollutant reduction through treatment of water beyond the Required treatment volume.

Pollutant reduction via non-volume reduction treatment

Stormwater that is routed to the BMP but not infiltrated or lost through ET is assumed to flow through the filter media and out the underdrain, and is indicated by the Annual outflow volume in the BMP Summary tab. The removal rate for TSS in this filtered stormwater is set at 68 percent. The removal rates for particulate phosphorus and dissolved phosphorus in the filtered stormwater depend on the user's input to three drop-down boxes: “Planting media mix”; “Is the P content of the media less than 30 mg/kg?”; and “Is a soil amendment used to attenuate phosphorus?”.

Particulate phosphorus

The particulate phosphorus credit given for non-volume reduction treatment is either 0 percent or 55 percent depending on the media mix used and its P content.

  • If Media Mix C or D is used, or if a media mix other than C or D is used and the soil phosphorus as measured using the Mehlich 3 test or a suitable alternative test is 30 milligrams per kilogram or less, then the annual particulate phosphorus reduction credit is 55 percent of the filtered water volume.
  • If a media mix other than C or D is used and the soil phosphorus has not been determined or is greater than 30 milligrams per kilogram as measured using the Mehlich 3 test or a suitable alternative test, then the annual particulate phosphorus reduction credit is 0 percent of the filtered water volume.
  • An additional annual particulate phosphorus credit of 40 percent of the filtered water volume may be received if phosphorus-sorbing amendments are used. Acceptable amendments include the following:
    • 5 percent by volume elemental iron filings above the internal water storage (IWS) layer or elevated underdrain;
    • minimum 5 percent by volume sorptive media above IWS layer or elevated underdrain;
    • minimum 5 percent by weight water treatment residuals (WTR) to a depth of at least 3.9 inches (10 centimeters);

NOTE: If the Olsen test is used to determine P content of the media mix, a simple conversion is required.

Dissolved phosphorus

The dissolved phosphorus credit given for non-volume reduction treatment is between 0 percent and 60 percent depending on the media mix, the media P content, and if the media was amended to attenuate phosphorus.

  • If Media Mix C or D is used, or if a media mix other than C or D is used and soil phosphorus as measured by the Mehlich 3 test or a suitable alternative test is 30 milligrams per kilogram or less, then the annual dissolved phosphorus credit applied to the filtered water volume, expressed as a percent, is given by

\(credit = 20 * ((D_M - D_U)) / (2 ft)\)

where (DM - DU) represents the media depth above the underdrain (ft).

The credit is calculated as a percent reduction with a maximum value of 20 percent for media depths above the underdrain greater than 2 feet. If the media depth above the underdrain is less than 2 feet the credit is reduced equivalently.

  • If a media mix other than C or D is used and the soil phosphorus has not been determined or is greater than 30 milligrams per kilogram as measured using the Mehlich 3 test or a suitable alternative test, then the annual dissolved phosphorus credit is 0 percent of the filtered water volume.
  • An additional annual dissolved phosphorus credit of 40 percent of the filtered water volume may be received if phosphorus-sorbing amendments are used. Acceptable amendments include the following:
    • 5 percent by volume elemental iron filings above the internal water storage (IWS) layer or elevated underdrain;
    • minimum 5 percent by volume sorptive media above IWS layer or elevated underdrain;
    • minimum 5 percent by weight water treatment residuals (WTR) to a depth of at least 3.9 inches (10 centimeters);
  • For other proposed phosphorus-sorbing amendments: an additional annual dissolved phosphorus credit can be applied if and only if there is supporting third party research showing that this dissolved phosphorus reduction will occur for at least a 20-year lifespan. The credit may be commensurate with existing research results, with the understanding that the user may be asked to provide this documentation.

Annual removal rates of particulate phosphorus and dissolved phosphorus in filtered stormwater are summarized in the following table.

NOTE: The user can modify event mean concentrations (EMCs) on the Site Information tab in the calculator. Default concentrations are 54.5 milligrams per liter for total suspended solids (TSS) and 0.3 milligrams per liter for total phosphorus (particulate plus dissolved). The calculator will notify the user if the default is changed. Changing the default EMC will result in changes to the total pounds of pollutant reduced.

Routing

Overflow from a swale main channel with an underdrain can be routed to any other BMP except for a green roof, a swale side slope, or any BMP in a stormwater treatment sequence that would cause stormwater to be rerouted back to the swale main channel already in that sequence. All BMPs can be routed to the swale main channel with an underdrain.

Assumptions for swale main channel with an underdrain

The following general assumption applies in calculating the credits for a swale main channel with an underdrain. If this assumption is not followed the volume and pollutant reduction credits cannot be applied.

  • The swale main channel has been properly designed, constructed and will be properly maintained according to specifications for filtration systems.

Requirements

image illustrating separation distance to bedrock or seasonal high water table
Measurement of depth from the bottom of the infiltration BMP to the seasonally high water table or bedrock. Note that there must be a minimum of 2 feet separation when soils beneath the BMP are ripped, with a total separation distance of 3 feet or more. Infiltration BMPs include any BMP that allows water to infiltrate into the underlying soil.
Warning: The following are requirements of the Minnesota Construction Stormwater General Permit
  • At least a 3 foot separation from the bottom of an infiltration system (includes swale with an underdrain) to the seasonal high water table
  • If soils below the bottom of the infiltration system are ripped to promote infiltration, at least 2 feet of separation from the bottom of the ripped zone to the seasonal high water table
  • Use the most restrictive infiltration rate within 5 feet of the bottom of the BMP
  • For measured infiltration rates, apply a safety factor of 2
  • Pretreatment for infiltration systems

Recommendations

Caution: The following are recommendations for inputs into the MIDS calculator

Information

Information: The following information may be useful in determining inputs for the MIDS calculator

Links to MIDS pages

This page was last edited on 29 January 2023, at 13:36.