Vegetative Filter System - Operation & Maintenance Checklist.
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| Project: | ||
| Location: | ||
| Site Status: | ||
| Date: | ||
| Time: | ||
| Inspector: | ||
| Maintenance Item | Satisfactory / Unsatisfactory | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Debris Cleanout (Monthly) | ||
| Contributing areas clean of litter and vegetative debris | ||
| Inlet and outlets clear | ||
| Filtration facility clean | ||
| 2. Check Dams or Energy Dissipators (Annual, After Major Storms) | ||
| No evidence of flow going around structures | ||
| No evidence of erosion at downstream toe | ||
| 3. Vegetation (Monthly) | ||
| Mowing done per O&M plan | ||
| Minimum mowing depth not exceeded | ||
| Undesirable vegetation removed | ||
| No evidence of erosion | ||
| Fertilized per O&M plan | ||
| 4. Dewatering (Monthly)) | ||
| Dewaters between storms within 48 hoursl | ||
| 5. Sediment Deposition (Annual) | ||
| Clean of sediment | ||
| Winter accumulation of sand removed each spring | ||
| Contributing drainage area stabilized and free of erosion | ||
| 6. Outlet/Overflow Spillway (Annual) | ||
| Good condition, no need for repairs | ||
| No evidence of erosion | ||
| No evidence of blockage | ||
| Comments: | ||
| Actions to be taken: | ||