Category:Level 3 - Best management practices/Structural practices/Wet swale
Wet swales occur when the water table is located very close to the surface or water does not readily drain out of the swale. A wet swale acts as a very long and linear shallow biofiltration or linear wetland treatment system. Wet swales do not provide volume reduction and have limited treatment capability. Incorporation of check dams into the design allows treatment of a portion or all of the Water Quality Volume within a series of cells created by the check dams. Wet swales planted with emergent wetland plant species provide improved pollutant removal. Wet swales may be used as pretreatment practices. Wet swales are commonly used for drainage areas less than 5 acres in size.
This page provides links to pages that provide information on wet swales.
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Pages in category "Level 3 - Best management practices/Structural practices/Wet swale"
The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
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- References for filtration
- Requirements, recommendations and information for using swale side slope as a BMP in the MIDS calculator
- Requirements, recommendations and information for using swale with an underdrain as a BMP in the MIDS calculator
- Requirements, recommendations and information for using wet swale as a BMP in the MIDS calculator
Media in category "Level 3 - Best management practices/Structural practices/Wet swale"
The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total.
Carpenter Creek detail.pdf ; 5.06 MB
MIDS WET Swale Sections.dwg ; 743 KB
- VARIOUS CHECK DAMS.dwg ; 382 KB
- Wet and dry swales.dwg ; 378 KB
This page was last edited on 12 February 2023, at 14:12.