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This fact sheet provides a summary of practices you can consider when implementing an enhanced street sweeping program for managing phosphorus loads to lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands. Not all these practices can or should be implemented. Instead, select practices based on human and financial resources available, the physical characteristics of your area, and the feasibility of implementing each practice (e.g., consider exiting ordinances, likelihood of public acceptance). | This fact sheet provides a summary of practices you can consider when implementing an enhanced street sweeping program for managing phosphorus loads to lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands. Not all these practices can or should be implemented. Instead, select practices based on human and financial resources available, the physical characteristics of your area, and the feasibility of implementing each practice (e.g., consider exiting ordinances, likelihood of public acceptance). | ||
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==How do I prioritize where to sweep?== | ==How do I prioritize where to sweep?== | ||
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*Identify watersheds with phosphorus or sediment impairments and target streets in these areas for sweeping. | *Identify watersheds with phosphorus or sediment impairments and target streets in these areas for sweeping. | ||
*Identify and prioritize sweeping in areas of high tree canopy cover. | *Identify and prioritize sweeping in areas of high tree canopy cover. | ||
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*In areas with significant tree canopy, time spring and fall sweeping events to occur during and after blossoms, fruit and leaves drop and consider multiple passes to capture materials, as these will continue to drop over a period of weeks. | *In areas with significant tree canopy, time spring and fall sweeping events to occur during and after blossoms, fruit and leaves drop and consider multiple passes to capture materials, as these will continue to drop over a period of weeks. | ||
*Time sweeping to capture organics prior to significant rainfall events to avoid wash-off and leaching to stormwater. | *Time sweeping to capture organics prior to significant rainfall events to avoid wash-off and leaching to stormwater. | ||
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#[https://www.worldsweeper.com/Street/Studies/pdf/RamseyReport3Policy.pdf Street Sweeping – Report No. 3: Policy Development and Future Implementation Options for Water Quality Improvement] | #[https://www.worldsweeper.com/Street/Studies/pdf/RamseyReport3Policy.pdf Street Sweeping – Report No. 3: Policy Development and Future Implementation Options for Water Quality Improvement] | ||
#[https://doi.org/10.14796/JWMM.R195-09 Contrary to Conventional Wisdom, Street Sweeping Can be an Effective BMP] | #[https://doi.org/10.14796/JWMM.R195-09 Contrary to Conventional Wisdom, Street Sweeping Can be an Effective BMP] | ||
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This fact sheet provides a summary of practices you can consider when implementing an enhanced street sweeping program for managing phosphorus loads to lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands. Not all these practices can or should be implemented. Instead, select practices based on human and financial resources available, the physical characteristics of your area, and the feasibility of implementing each practice (e.g., consider exiting ordinances, likelihood of public acceptance).
Link to a Microsoft version of this fact sheet
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