Maintenance inspection report for dry swale with check dams
Maintenance Inspection Report for Dry Swale with Check Dams. Can be used for wet swales with exceptions, as noted in footnotes.
Date: ____________________________________________________________________
Inspector Name/Address/Phone Number: _______________________________________
Site Address: ______________________________________________________________
Owner Name/Address/Phone Number: _________________________________________
Drainage Area Stabilization (Inspect after large storms for first two years, Inspect yearly in spring or after large storms after first two years)
- Erosion control/planting/seeding necessary: __________________________________________________
- Mowing, pruning and debris removal necessary: _______________________________________________
- Observations:
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
Inlets & Pretreatment Structures (Inspect in Spring and Fall)
- Repair needed: _________________________________________________________________________
- Debris & sediment removal required: _______________________________________________________
- Erosion evident: _________________________________________________________________________
- Water by-passing inlet: ___________________________________________________________________
- Vegetation control necessary: _____________________________________________________________
- Observations:
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
Swale (Inspect after large storms for first two years, Inspect yearly in spring or after large storms after first two years)
- Condition of infiltration area1: ______________________________________________________________
- Condition of check dams: _________________________________________________________________
- Surface erosion evident: __________________________________________________________________
- Debris/sediment removal required: _________________________________________________________
- Adequate drawdown/standing water2: _______________________________________________________
- Weeding and pruning necessary: ___________________________________________________________
- Mulch replacement necessary3: _____________________________________________________________
- Observations:
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
Outlet/Emergency Overflow (Inspect in Spring and Fall)
- Overflow type: _________________________________________________________________________
- Debris/sediment removal required: _________________________________________________________
- Repair needed: _________________________________________________________________________
- Observations:
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
For wet swale, check condition of inundated area
2For wet swale with check dam, drawdown applies to the water elevation at the botton of weir
3Not applicable for wet swale