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Treatment Control MeasuresConsider the short and long-term maintenance needs <strong>of</strong> the treatment controlmeasures (as described on the fact sheets at the end <strong>of</strong> this chapter) and whetheror not the property owner can agree to those requirements. The permittingagencies in the <strong>Sacramento</strong> and South Placer Regions require that the propertyowner sign a maintenance agreement or obtain a permit to ensure long-termmaintenance. Such maintenance agreements require reconstruction orreplacement <strong>of</strong> the feature when it fails to function properly. For informationalpurposes, projected lifespan information is provided for the various controlmeasures in Appendix B.<strong>Design</strong>ing Treatment Control MeasuresThe treatment control measures presented in this manual are sized and configuredusing either a volume-based or flow-based design approach, as explained in moredetail in Appendix E:Volume-Based <strong>Design</strong> (WQV)Treatment control measures that depend on storage and gravitational settling forpollutant removal (e.g., detention basins, vaults) are designed for the waterquality volume. Volume-based design criteria call for the capture and infiltrationor treatment <strong>of</strong> a certain percentage <strong>of</strong> the run<strong>of</strong>f from the project site, usually inthe range <strong>of</strong> the 75th to 85th percentile average annual run<strong>of</strong>f volume.Flow-Based <strong>Design</strong> (WQF)Flow-through treatment control measures that do not require long detentiontimes for pollutant removal (e.g., vegetated swales) are designed for the waterquality flow. Flow-based design criteria call for the capture and treatment <strong>of</strong> theflow produced by rain events <strong>of</strong> a specified magnitude, usually the 85 th percentilehourly rainfall intensity multiplied by a factor <strong>of</strong> 2.Appendix E includes instructions for calculating the expected water qualityvolume (WQV) or water quality flow (WQF) for your project. The procedurerequires you to determine the amount <strong>of</strong> impervious surfaces that will contributerun<strong>of</strong>f to the treatment control measures. In addition, site run-on that is notdiverted around the site and combines with other run<strong>of</strong>f may need to be treated,depending on the local agency requirements. Each situation will be handled on acase-by-case basis.Operation and MaintenanceThe property owner is ultimately responsible for the operation and maintenance andlong-term continued performance <strong>of</strong> the treatment control measure(s). Failure toproperly operate and maintain the measures could result in no treatment <strong>of</strong> siterun<strong>of</strong>f, or a slug loading <strong>of</strong> pollutants to the storm drain system. Both consequenceswill result in violation <strong>of</strong> the local permitting agencies' municipal codes, as well asstate and federal water quality regulations.<strong>Stormwater</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> for the <strong>Sacramento</strong> and South Placer Regions<strong>May</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 6-3

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