Difference between revisions of "Category:Level 2 - Best management practices/Pretreatment practices"

Category:Level 2 - Best management practices/Pretreatment practices

[[file:Pollutant spectrum and treatment ranges 2.png|300px|thumb|alt=schematic of sediment removal|<font size=3>Pollutant spectrum and treatment ranges by pretreatment, structural stormwater BMP, and structural stormwater BMP with advanced treatment (image courtesy: A. Erickson, R. Bintner, J. Gulliver, and RESPEC). Click on image to enlarge.</font size>]]

[[file:Pollutant spectrum and treatment ranges 2.png|300px|thumb|alt=schematic of sediment removal|<font size=3>Pollutant spectrum and treatment ranges by pretreatment, structural stormwater BMP, and structural stormwater BMP with advanced treatment (image courtesy: A. Erickson, R. Bintner, J. Gulliver, and RESPEC). Click on image to enlarge.</font size>]]

<span title="Pretreatment reduces maintenance and prolongs the lifespan of structural stormwater BMPs by removing trash, debris, organic materials, coarse sediments, and associated pollutants prior to entering structural stormwater BMPs. Implementing pretreatment devices also improves aesthetics by capturing debris in focused or hidden areas. Pretreatment practices include settling devices, screens, and pretreatment vegetated filter strips."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Pretreatment '''Pretreatment''']</span> reduces maintenance and prolongs the lifespan of structural stormwater BMPs by removing trash, debris, organic materials, coarse sediments, and associated pollutants prior to entering structural stormwater BMPs. Implementing pretreatment devices also improves aesthetics by capturing debris in focused or hidden areas. Pretreatment devices are installed immediately preceding one or more structural stormwater BMPs and are designed with consideration of the flow network and the downstream structural stormwater BMP characteristics. Pretreatment practices do not include practices designed to permanently treat a specific <span title="The volume of water that is treated by a BMP."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Water_quality_criteria '''Water Quality Volume''']</span>, nor do they include source control and <span title="Any practice that reduces, eliminates, or prevents pollution at its source"> '''pollution prevention'''</span> practices, such as street sweeping.

<span title="Pretreatment reduces maintenance and prolongs the lifespan of structural stormwater BMPs by removing trash, debris, organic materials, coarse sediments, and associated pollutants prior to entering structural stormwater BMPs. Implementing pretreatment devices also improves aesthetics by capturing debris in focused or hidden areas. Pretreatment practices include settling devices, screens, and pretreatment vegetated filter strips."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Pretreatment '''Pretreatment''']</span> reduces maintenance and prolongs the lifespan of structural stormwater BMPs by removing trash, debris, organic materials, coarse sediments, and associated pollutants prior to entering structural stormwater BMPs. Implementing pretreatment devices also improves aesthetics by capturing debris in focused or hidden areas. Pretreatment devices are installed immediately preceding one or more structural stormwater BMPs and are designed with consideration of the flow network and the downstream structural stormwater BMP characteristics. Pretreatment practices do not include practices designed to permanently treat a specific <span title="The volume of water that is treated by a BMP."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Water_quality_criteria '''Water Quality Volume''']</span>, nor do they include source control and <span title="Any practice that reduces, eliminates, or prevents pollution at its source"> '''pollution prevention'''</span> practices, such as street sweeping.