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BEsT MANAGEMENT PRACTICEs HANDbooK - Tahoe BMP

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4.1.1.7 FILTER STRIPAlternative Names: Filter Strip, Vegetated Buffer, Flow SpreadingDESCRIPTIONVegetated filter strips are methods for uniformly distributing stormwaterrunoff over vegetated pervious areas as sheet flow. The practice is intended totrap and filter sediments, nutrients, and other pollutants by maximizingstormwater runoff contact with vegetation and soil. A reduction in thequantity of surface water runoff is achieved through surface infiltration.APPLICABILITY• Limited to gently sloping areas where the vegetative cover is well-establishedand channelized flow will not develop. Avoid siting on slopes greater than 5percent to avoid the formation of rills and gullies that disrupt sheet flow andconcentrate runoff.• Well suited for treating runoff that sheet flows from roofs, driveways, smallamount of tributary roadway, parking lots, and other impervious surfaces.• Not appropriate for soils with Ksat rates less than 2”/hr, soils with higherosion potential, and for addressing runoff from large tributary imperviousareas.• Vegetated filter strips may also be used as buffer zones between landscapeareas that require fertilization (e.g., turf grass) and sensitive receiving watersto reduce the potential for nutrient transport. In this application, soils withKsat rates lower than 2”/hr are also applicable.Advantages• Can be incorporated into a number of different landscape settings astopography allows, such as front and back yards of residential areas androad shoulder rights-of-way.• Can help alleviate downstream flooding and other drainage problems.• When properly designed and maintained, integrates into home andneighborhood landscapes and enhances aesthetic value.• Can provide benefits besides water quality, such as wildlife habitat andopen space.<strong>BMP</strong> DESIGN APPROACHPollutant SourceControlHydrologic SourceControlStormwater TreatmentSCALE OF APPLICATIONAll SFR and MFR < 1acreMFR 1-5 Acre andCICU < 5 acresMFR and CICU > 5acres and all WQIPsTYPE OF APPLICATIONTemporaryPermanentDisadvantages• May require irrigation to maintain vegetation.• May not retain (or may be difficult to demonstrate to project reviewersthat the design retains) the 20-yr/1-hr storm volume generated from thetributary impervious area.TRPA <strong>BMP</strong> HandbookCHAPTER 4: <strong>BMP</strong> Toolkit2012 4.1.1.7-Filter StripPage 1

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