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BEsT MANAGEMENT PRACTICEs HANDbooK - Tahoe BMP

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INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS• Use qualified professionals to design and install permanent swales.• For installation on private property, install swales within the propertyboundaries and not within public rights-of-way, and do not design them toconvey water to a public right-of-way.• Install small riprap-lined channels as follows:• Size the channel to convey the peak flow during the design storm (10-year, 24-hour storm).• Place a layer of filer fabric in a channel and up to at least 0.5 feet abovethe water surface during the design storm.• Place a layer of riprap on top of the filter fabric, using a rock sizegradation that will be stable during the design flood, as determined by alicensed civil engineer.INSPECTION/MAINTENANCEA pretreatment <strong>BMP</strong> designed to remove trash and allow coarse sediment tosettle out may ease the maintenance burden for the vegetated or rock linedswale. Refer to Table 4.3-7: Rock Lined and Vegetated Swale Inspection andMaintenance.EFFECTIVENESS CONSIDERATIONS• High maintenance costs can reduce the effectiveness of rock-lined channel.• They are effective if properly designed and installed as part of a drainagesystem.TRPA <strong>BMP</strong> HandbookChapter 4: <strong>BMP</strong> Toolkit2012 4.3.1.10-Rock Lined and Vegetated SwalePage 3

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