Detailed Stormwater Management Practice Design - Tauranga City ...
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SMG-9.4.5.2 Applicability<br />
Soil permeability is the most critical consideration for the suitability of infiltration<br />
practices. <strong>Practice</strong>s are generally built in native soil but when this is inappropriate, a<br />
soil system can be constructed with media such as sand, peat, or a combination.<br />
SMG-9 Table 13 Infiltration Rate for Various Soil Textural Classes provides<br />
information on the suitability of various soils for infiltration. The red line indicates that<br />
7 mm is the lowest infiltration rate that is considered acceptable for use of infiltration<br />
practices. Infiltration practices normally convey most runoff directly into the soil to<br />
eventually enter the groundwater. Constructed soil systems usually require<br />
underdrains.<br />
SMG-9 Table 13<br />
Infiltration Rate for Various Soil Textural Classes<br />
Texture Class Approximate Infiltration<br />
Rate (mm/hour)<br />
Sand 210<br />
Loamy sand 61<br />
Sandy loam 26<br />
Silt loam 13<br />
Sandy clay loam 7<br />
Clay loam 4.5<br />
Silty clay loam 2.5<br />
Sandy clay 1.5<br />
Silty clay 1.3<br />
Clay 1.0<br />
The next most crucial considerations for the suitability of infiltration practices are:<br />
a) Avoiding clogging.<br />
b) Avoiding potential to contaminate groundwater.<br />
Infiltration practices should be constructed in medium textured soils. They are<br />
generally unsuitable for clay because of restricted percolation and for gravel and<br />
coarse sands because of the risk of groundwater contamination (unless effective<br />
pretreatment is provided).<br />
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