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Surviving the Transition to Environmental Site Design in Maryland ESD Practices and Tools to Verify On-site Compliance May 13, 2010 Brought to you by the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the U of MD Mid-Atlantic Water Program

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Page 1: ESD Practices and Tools to Verify On-site Compliance

Surviving the Transition to Environmental Site Design in Maryland

ESD Practices and Tools to Verify On-site Compliance

May 13, 2010Brought to you by the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the

U of MD Mid-Atlantic Water Program

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Webcast Agenda

1. Why ESD is Important to the Bay

2. The New Design Sequence and Spreadsheet

3. Using Alternative Surfaces and Credits

4. Design of Micro- ESD Practices

5. Getting to Compliance

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Speaker Info

Tom SchuelerChesapeake Stormwater Network

117 Ingleside AvenueBaltimore, MD 21228

[email protected]

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Webcast Caveats & Ground Rules

The opinions in this webcast are exclusively those of CSN and do not necessarily reflect those of MDE

Check with your local reviewing authority for other differences

Redevelopment will not be covered today, but will be the focus of June 10 webcast

Still some gray areas, will produce a tech bulletin to resolve them based on your feedback today

No whining or wind-bagging

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The Bay Stormwater Problem

Stream habitat and biodiversity degraded in 10,000 stream miles in the Bay watershed

Major ecological impacts in small estuaries and coastal creeks

Fastest growing nutrient load source in the Bay watershed

Bacteria violations in runoff close streams, beaches and shellfish beds Pesticides detected in 95% of

urban streams and fish tissues sampled

Metals, PCBs and hydrocarbons in tidal sediments

Our traditional stormwater practices have not solved these problems

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The New Maryland ESD Regulations

You are not alone..tougher stormwater regulations are on the horizon in all Bay states: See Resource 1

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Maximum Extent Practicable is defined as maintaining predevelopment site runoff to “woods in good condition.” The resulting ESD volume typically ranges between 1.7 and 2.6 inches, depending on soils and development intensity

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Features of the CSN ESD to MEP Compliance Spreadsheet

Automatically Calculates ESD Target Volume

Accounts for all of the credits, alternative surfaces, micro-ESD practices and conventional practices in a step-wise fashion

Simultaneously tracks ESD volume and Critical Area 10% requirements

Easy to verify compliance

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Status of Compliance Spreadsheet

Spreadsheet and Users Guide are provided in Resources 2 and 3

This is a test version for review Other spreadsheets have been developed Will produce “final” spreadsheet in June to

fix any bugs

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Before You Get Started

Site Recon (understand the site) Environmental mapping (protected areas) Define small drainage areas and flow paths ID locations of most permeable soils Develop site plan that shows impervious

and pervious cover footprints

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Site mapping and stormwater concept plans are mandated at the earliest stages of development plan review

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Mapping Requirements

• Wetlands

• Major Water Ways

• Floodplains

• Critical Areas

• Wetland Buffers

• Perennial Streams

• Stream Buffers

• Forest Stand Delineation

• Steep slopes

• Springs and seeps

• Highly erodible soils

• Topography

• Existing drainage area

• Hydrologic Soil Groups

• Zero-order streams

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CSN Tip: Its not just about what‟s off-limits

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Step 1 ESD Site Planning Checklist

Must answer 12 questions related to ESD site and stormwater planning

Should be able to answer “Yes” or “does not apply”

Show on the site plan If answer is “No”, must provide a written

narrative as to why it could not have been used

.

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ESD Implementation Checklist Check all of the Following ESD Practice That Were Implemented at Site Yes No N/A

Environmental Mapping Was Conducted at Site Prior to Layout XNatural Areas Were Conserved (e.g., forests, wetlands, steep slopes, floodplains)

X

Stream, Wetland and Shoreline Buffers Were Reserved XDisturbance of Permeable Soils Was Minimized XNatural Flow Paths Were Maintained Across the Site XBuilding Layout Was Fingerprinted to Reduce Clearing and Grading at Site XSite Grading Promoted Sheetflow From Impervious Areas to Pervious Ones

X

Site Design Was Evaluated to Reduce Creation of Needless Impervious Cover

X

Site Design Was Evaluated to Maximize Disconnection of Impervious Cover

X

Site Design Was Evaluated to Identify Potential Hotspot Generating Area for Stormwater Treatment

X

Erosion and Sediment Control Practices and Post Construction Stormwater Management Practices Were Integrated into a Comprehensive Plan

X

Tree Planting Was Used at the Site to Convert Turf Areas into Forest X

The basic idea is that a compliant plan is one without any no‟s (either a yes or not applicable)

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Step 2 Calculate Site IC and WQv

Four Basic Inputs: Site Area Existing Site Impervious Cover Area Proposed Site Impervious Cover Area WQv Rainfall Depth (0.9 or 1.0)– Impervious cover is measured as any area

without vegetative or pervious cover

.

Step 2: Calculate Site Imperviousness and Water Quality Volume, WQv

Site Area, A (acres) 38

Existing Impervious Surface Area (acres) 0

Proposed Impervious Surface Area (acres) 13.8

Existing Imperviousness, Ipre 0.0%

Proposed Imperviousness, Ipost 36.3%

Development Category New Development

Rainfall Depth, P (in) 1.0

Runoff Coefficient, Rv 0.38

Water Quality Volume, WQv (ac-in) 14.32

Water Quality Volume, WQv (cf) 51,982

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CSN Tip: Break sites up into 2 to 5 acre sub-drainage areas, define natural flow paths, and make best estimate of IC (and increase it by 15%)

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Step 3 Compute MD Critical Area Phosphorus Removal Requirement *

Automatically calculates the phosphorus removal requirement, depending on whether the site is classified as new development or redevelopment (>15% IC)

.

* This requirement applies to Intensely Developed Areas in the 1000 ft Critical Area

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Step 4Enter Pre-development Soil Data

Enter Percent Site Area in Hydrologic Soil Group A, B, C or D

Automatically computes ESD rainfall Target Volume, and the Recharge Volume

Your HSGs will determine your ESD strategy

.

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% Soil Type A 0%

% Soil Type B 60%

% Soil Type C 40%

% Soil Type D 0%

Pre-Developed Condition, RCNwoods 61

New Development

Soil Type A ESD Rainfall Target, PE (in) 0.00

Soil Type B ESD Rainfall Target, PE (in) 1.08

Soil Type C ESD Rainfall Target, PE (in) 0.72

Soil Type D ESD Rainfall Target, PE (in) 0.00

Site ESD Rainfall Target, PE (in) 1.80

ESD Runoff Depth, QE (in) 0.68

ESD Runoff Volume, ESDv (cf) 93,567

Required Recharge Volume, Rev (ac-ft) 0.25

Required Recharge Volume, Rev (cf) 10,812

Output From Spreadsheet in this Step

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Step 5 Select Alternative Surfaces

Look at areas at Site where Green Roof or Permeable Pavers Can be Used

Enter area and thickness The spreadsheet then reduces the ESD

Rainfall Target volume and adjusts the Phosphorus removal rate accordingly

.

Alternative Surfaces

Contributing

Drainage Area (ac) Thickness Effective RCN

Green Roof (on Soil Type A) 0

Green Roof (on Soil Type B) 0

Green Roof (on Soil Type C) 0

Green Roof (on Soil Type D) 0

Permeable Pavement (Soil Type A) 0

Permeable Pavement (Soil Type B) 0

Permeable Pavement (Soil Type C) 0

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Alternative Surfaces: Permeable Pavements

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Permeable PaverESD Sizing and Applicability

Effective RCNs for Permeable Pavements

Hydrologic Soil Group

Subbase A B C D

6” 76 84 93 ─

9” 62 65 77 ─

12” 40 55 70 ─

Design shall include overdrain (inv. 2” below pavement base)

If sub-base is greater than 12”or under drains are used on D soils, then skip this step, and enter as an upgraded BMP later on

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MDE Guidance on Permeable Pavers

Not allowed on D soils or Fill Soils Porosity = 30% More than 10,000 sf = must have tested

infiltration rate of more than 0.52 in/hr Under-drain OK for smaller projects

CSN Tip: Detailed paver design spec available atwww.chesapeakestormwater.net

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Paver Design ModificationEnhanced Filter

Source: Hunt and Collins, 2008

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Enhanced Filters The stone reservoir volume is equal to the

surface area multiplied by depth divided by the porosity (n) of the stone

Used to address Rev for the contributing impervious area using the percent volume method.

When coupled with other properly designed structural or micro-scale practices, the combined system will address the ESD sizing criteria.

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Reinforced Turf

Post development RCN‟s for reinforced turf applications should reflect the surfacing material used (e.g., “open space in good condition” for grass).

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Alternative Surfaces: Green Roof

CSN Tip: Design spec available on CSN website –www.chesapeakestormwater.net

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Green Roof Sizing

Only Used to Reduce Curve Number No direct reduction of ESD volume Rev must be provided separately

Effective RCNs for Extensive Green Roofs

Roof Thickness (in.): 2 3 4 6 8 Effective RCN: 94 92 88 85 77

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Step 6Utilize Disconnection and Filtering

Credits

Three broad credits Rooftop Disconnection Non-rooftop Disconnection Expanded Conservation Area

Enter the CIDA (contributing impervious drainage area) and a few simple design parameters

Must also enter the predominant pre-development HSG of the filter path to compute the TP reduction

.

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Step 6: Select Nonstructural Practices to Treat the ESD Rainfall Target

Nonstructural PracticesPE Credit

Description

Contributing

Impervious

Cover (ac)

Direct ESDv

Received by

Practice (cf)

ESDv

from

Upstream

Practices

(cf)

Practice Specific

Parameter(s)

PE

Credit

(in)

ESDv

credit

(cf)

Runoff

Volume

Remaini

ng (cf)

Enhance

d Filter

Volume

(cf)

Rev

(cf)

Disconnection of Rooftop

Runoff (A/B Soils)

Up to 1 inch credit

provided based upon

disconnection flow

length. 3 18,622 0

Flow Path (ft) East/West

1 10,346 8,276 10,34675

Western

Shore

Disconnection of Rooftop

Runoff (C/D Soils)

Up to 1 inch credit

provided based upon

disconnection flow

length. 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disconnection of Non-Rooftop

Runoff (A/B Soils)

Up to 1 inch credit

provided based upon

disconnection and

contributing flow

lengths. 0 0

Disconnection

Length (ft)

Contributing

Length (ft)

(Impervious)

0.4 0 0 075 150

Disconnection of Non-Rooftop

Runoff (C/D Soils)

Up to 1 inch credit

provided based upon

disconnection and

contributing flow

lengths. 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sheetflow to Conservation

Areas (A/B Soils)

Up to 1 inch credit

provided based upon

conservation area

width. 0 13437

Minimum

Width (ft)

1 7,465 -7,465 7,465100

CSN Tip: Connect CIDA “blobs” with pervious “blobs” on plan and check distances/slopes. OK to aggregate acceptable credits in the spreadsheet

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Lots of opportunity to boost the hydrologic

function of urban turf through ESD Credits

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Our Turf Is Not Very Pervious and is Ineffective in Treating Stormwater

• Top Soil is Stripped• Soil Structure is Lost• Subsoils are Compacted• Reduced Water Holding

Capacity • Low Infiltration Rate• High Nutrient

Concentrations• Runon to Impervious

Cover

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MDE Simple Disconnection

Min. 15 feet length 10 feet lateral setback to IC Max Filter Path 0f 75 ft Max of 500 sf of IC per disconnect (1000 for non-

rooftop) Max 5% slope w/o infiltration berms A, B and C soils OK, soil amendments may be needed on

D soils or disturbed soils Flows shall be non-erosive for two year storm

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Rooftop DisconnectionMDE Sizing and Applicability

Applies to all development types of low to moderate intensity

ESD Sizing Factors for Rooftop Disconnection

Disconnection Flow Path Length (ft.)

Western Shore 15 30 45 60 75

Eastern Shore 12 24 36 48 60

PE (in.) = 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0

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Disconnect to Grass Filter Strip ESD Sizing

Non-Rooftop Disconnection

Ratio of Disconnection Length to Contributing Length

Impervious Ratio 0.2:1 0.4:1 0.6:1 0.8:1 1:1

PE (in.) = 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0

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CSN Design Guidelines for Grass Filter Strip

Soil and Ground Cover Amended Soils and Dense Turf Cover

Construction Stage Prevent Soil Compaction by Heavy Equipment

Typical Application Treat Small Areas of Impervious Cover Close To Source (max of 5000 square feet)

Compost Amendments Yes

Boundary Spreader Gravel Diaphragm at Top of Filter Permeable Berm at toe of filter

Boundary Zone At 25 feet of level grass

Concentrated Flow? Not Recommended

Entrance Slope Less than 2% in first ten feet of strip

Maximum Overall Slope

5%

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Sheet flow to Conservation Area (CA)

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MDE Conservation Area Rules

Max Slope of 5% in CA Max IC length of 75 ft to CA CA must be at least 20,000 square

feet in area CA must have min. width of 50 ft No managed turf in CA

Sheetflow to Conservation Area Sizing Factors

Min. Width (ft) = 50 75 100

PE (in.) = 0.6 0.8 1.0

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CSN Supplemental Guidelines for Conservation Filters

Soil and Ground Cover Undisturbed Soils and Native Vegetation

Construction Stage Located Outside the Limits of Disturbance and Protected by ESC Perimeter Controls

Typical Application Adjacent Drainage to Stream Buffer or Forest Conservation Area

Compost Amendments No

Boundary Spreader Infiltration Berm at Top of Filter

Boundary Zone 10 feet of Level Grass

Concentrated Flow? Runoff should enter the boundary as sheetflowfor the one-inch storm or use concrete engineered level spreader

Max Entrance Slope Less than 4% in the first ten feet of filter

Site Reconnaissance Site visit to confirm topography, slope, and soil conditions prior to design

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Critical Area Buffer General rule is to keep stormwater treatment out of the

100 foot buffer OK to use bioretention and filter strip at boundary

Exceptions: Use of regenerative conveyance wetlands through the

buffer in zero-order streams or ditches Use bioretention or other practices with trees in

buffer exception areas ?

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CSN Tip: Provide a Credit for Soil Restoration and

Reforestation

Examples of Qualifying Criteria

• Minimum area of 5000 sf

• Stormwater or conservation easement

• Long term forest plan

• Achieve 75% forest canopy in 10 years

• Show on all ESC drawings

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Credits Are Easy to Show on Plan

But Will They Actually Show Up at the Site?

Four Stage Review:

1. Evaluate Feasibility During Concept Design

2. Confirm Area in Final Design

3. Protect During Construction inspection

4. Verify as Part of Final Stormwater Acceptance

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Step 7Apply ESD Micro-Practices

100% IA to micro-practices Enter CIDA, and specific design

parameters for each micro-practice selected

Can select a downstream practice to which runoff will flow to

HSG are used to make sure that the Micro-practices are properly applied to the right soil, and adjust TP removal rate

.

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The List of Micro-ESD Practices

Rainwater Harvesting Submerged Gravel Wetland Micro-Infiltration (Infiltration) Rain Garden * Micro-bioretention (Bioretention) * Landscape Infiltration Grass Swales Bioswales) (Dry Swales) * Wet Swales Enhanced Filters are add on to * practices

Micro practices should be used to achieve entire ESD volume, or at least the entire water quality volume

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Step 7: Select Micro-Scale Practices to Treat the ESD Rainfall Target

Micro-Scale

Practices PE Credit Description

CDIA

(ac)

Direct ESDv

Received

by Practice

(cf)

ESDv

from Up

Practice

s (cf)

Practice Specific

Parameter(s) PE

ESDv

credit

(cf)

Enhance

d Filter

Volume

(cf) Rev (cf)

Downstream

Practice

Rainwater

HarvestingPE credit is based on design

volume 0 0

Design

Volume (cf)

0.00 0 0 0

Submerged

Gravel

WetlandsPE credit is based on design

volume 0 0

Surface Area

(sf) Depth* (ft)

0.00 0 0 02.2

Micro-

InfiltrationPE credit is based on design

volume 5 31,037 0

Surface Area

(sf) Depth* (ft)

1.02 17,600 13,437 17,600

Sheetflow to

Conservation Areas

(A/B Soils)11,000 1.6

Rain Gardens

(A/B Soils)PE = 10" x Surface Area /

Drainage Area 0 0

Surface Area

(sf)

0.00 0 0 0

Rain Gardens

(C/D Soils)PE = 10" x Surface Area /

Drainage Area 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0

Bioretention

(A/B Soils)PE = 15" x Surface Area /

Drainage Area 5 31,037 0

Surface Area

(sf)

1.38 23,750 7,287 23,750

Grass Swales (A/B

Soils)20,000

Bioretention

(C/D Soils)PE = 15" x Surface Area /

Drainage Area 0 0 0.00 0 0 0

Landscape

InfiltrationPE = 20" x Surface Area /

Drainage Area 0 0

Surface Area

(sf)

0.00 0 0 00

Grass Swales

(A/B Soils)PE = 10" x Surface Area /

Drainage Area 0.8 4,966 7287

Surface Area

(sf)

0.49 3,325 1,641 3,3254,200

Grass Swales

(C/D Soils)PE = 10" x Surface Area /

Drainage Area 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0

Bio-swales (A/B

Soils)PE = 15" x Surface Area /

Drainage Area 0 0

Surface Area

(sf)

0.00 0 0 00

Bio-swales (C/D

Soils)PE = 15" x Surface Area /

Drainage Area 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0

Wet SwalesPE credit is based on design

volume 0 0

Surface Area

(sf) Depth* (ft)

0.00 0 0 00 1.0

It seems complex, but only a few inputs are needed

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ESD PRACTICE HSG A HSG B HSG C HSG DPermeable Paver X X X

Rainwater Harvesting X X X X

Submerged Gravel Wetlands

X X

Micro-infiltration X X

Rain Garden X X X

Bioretention X X X

Landscape Infiltration X X

Grass Swales X X X

Bioswales X X X X

Wet Swales X X

Enhanced Filters X X

X= may be suitable depending on depth to water table, bedrock and slope

Your HSG‟s Determine Which Micro-Practices Are Feasible

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Comparing the Micro-PracticesESD PRACTICE ESD

Efficiency Max

CDA (sf)Upgrade

Size?Rainwater Harvesting 20+ ~20,000 Yes

Gravel Wetlands ~10 < 1 acre No

Micro-infiltration 15 500 Yes

Rain Garden 10 2,000 No

Micro-Bioretention 15 20,000 Yes

Landscape Infiltration 20 20,000 No

Grass Swales 10 > 1 acre No

Bioswales 10 > 1 acre Yes

Wet Swales 15 > 1 acre ?

Enhanced Filters ~6 n/a No

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An Example of ESD Upgrading

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Landscape Infiltration

.

Four layer System

Surface ponding12 inch of planting soil 12 inch of gravel 12 inch of sand

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Landscape Infiltration

Restricted to A & B soils Max CDA of 10,000 sf (w/o soil testing and

pretreatment)• This has the best ESD reduction of any

micro-ESD practice per square foot of practice surface area

.

Essentially an infiltrating bioretention facility w/o underdrain

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Submerged Gravel Wetland

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Submerged Gravel Wetland

C or D Soils High Water Tables and Eastern Shore Minimum CDA of 1 acre 18 to 48 inches of gravel Pretreatment required Updated design guidance available from

UNH as Resource 5

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Submerged Gravel Wetland Sizing

PE for the contributing drainage area is based on the volume captured by submerged gravel wetlands.

Assume about 10 inches

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Dry Well = Micro-infiltration

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Dry-Well (Micro-Infiltration) ESD Sizing

A PE value based on the ESDv captured and treated shall be applied to the contributing drainage area.

The storage area for the ESDv includes the sand and gravel layers in the bottom of the facility.

Assume about 15 inches

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Dry Well = Micro-infiltration

A and B Soils Max CDA of 500 sf Above this shift to normal infiltration

trench design Pretreatment Bottom sand layer 10 feet setback from foundations

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Rainwater Harvesting

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Rainwater HarvestingESD Sizing and Applicability

Not a lot of design constraints Spreadsheet available to determine the

ESD volume actually captured based on indoor and outdoor demand

Rain barrels and cisterns shall be designed to capture at least 0.2 inches of rainfall from the contributing rooftop area.

A PE value based on the ESDv captured and treated shall be applied to the contributing rooftop area.

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Micro-Bioretention

CDA should not exceed 0.5 acres Must store at least 75% of ESDv OK for all soil types Temp ponding of 12 inches Filter bed between 2 and 4 feet deep

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Rain Garden

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Rain-gardens CDA should not exceed

2000 sf (residential) 10,000 sf (other applications)

Must store at least 75% of ESDv Preferred for A & B Soils Restricted for C & D Soils Temp ponding of 6 inches Filter bed between 12 and 18 inches deep No underdrain

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Grass Channels

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At least its not a credit anymore!

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ESD Sizing for Grass Channels

The maximum flow velocity for the ESDv shall be less than or equal to 1.0 fps.

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Grass Channels

OK for A, B & C Soils For roads not parking lots Swale length = road length Max slope of 4% * Max ESD flow depth of 4 inches Checkdams or infiltration berms Swale bottom at least 2% of CDA* Max CDA of 1 acre *

* applies to all three designs

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CSN Design Guidelines for Grass Channel

1. Explicitly prohibit for parking Lots

2. Minimum bottom width of 4 feet

3. One foot of restored soil along channel bottom required for C and D soils and mass graded B soils

4. No more than 3% slope in any 50 foot segment (low check dams)

5. May need initial biodegradable geo-fabric

6. Be non-erosive for 10 year storm

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Wet Swales For C and D Soils Non-residential applications Useful in flat terrain with high water table

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Wet SwaleSizing

Wet swales shall be designed to store at least 75% of the ESDv.

A PE value equivalent to the volume captured and treated shall be applied to the contributing drainage area.

Assume about 8 to 12 Inches

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CSN Wet Swale Design Criteria

1. Average dry weather ponding depth no more than 6 inches

2. Max. dry weather ponding of 18 inches

3. Multiple cell system, at least every 50 ft

4. Wetland planting plan (emergent or forested)

5. Have hydraulic capacity for 10 year storm

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Bio-Swales = Dry Swales

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Bio-Swale ESD Sizing and Applicability

OK for all soil types Follow standard swale criteria Surface area 2% of CDA

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Questions and Answers

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Step 8Check for ESD Compliance and Go Back

Minimum ESD For Full WQv Entire Rev Zero TP removal requirement

Must Attempt to Provide ESD for Full ESD Target Volume .

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ESDv Treated (cf) 62,485 Total Rev (cf) 62,485

PE achieved (inches) 1.20

WQv Requirements Met Through Environmental Site Design? YES

WQv Remaining? (cf) 0

Entire ESDv Treated Through Environmental Site Design? NO

ESDv Remaining? (cf) 31,082

Rev Requirements Met Through Environmental Site Design? YES

Rev Remaining? (cf) 0

Several iterations are needed to get too compliance

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Strategies to Achieve Compliance

Adjust site layout to reduce IC or increase forest cover. Make sure that all the „No‟s “ are addressed

Consider more alternative surfaces (most designers will have skipped this step initially)

Expand site area subject to credits (e.g., more disconnection, improve soil and slope conditions within filter strip, accept concentrated flows w/ level spreader)

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Strategies to Achieve Compliance (continued)

Add more Micro-ESD practices to pick up addl. untreated CIDA

Change ESD practices to get higher runoff reduction (e.g., go from grass channel to bio swale, or from rain garden to micro-bioretention

Add an Enhanced Filter to the bottom of select micro-ESD Practices

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Strategies to Achieve Compliance (continued)

UPGRADE: Substitute Larger ESD practices such as Bioretention, Dry Swales and Infiltration that pick up more CIDA or have higher runoff reduction

Do more soil infiltration testing to find best sites

ESD basins Use bioretention within ED or flood control pond (at smaller sites)

Subarea Over-control As long as they drain to same area, OK to over control in one DA to compensate for under-control in another

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Step 9 Compute reduced RCN for CPvCalculations

Automatically calculates a new runoff curve number (RCN) to calculate the remaining storage volume needed for channel protection that reflects the final combo of ESD practices employed.

The RCN can also be used in hydrologic models for peak discharge calculation

. Reduced RCN for Type A Soils 42

Reduced RCN for Type B Soils 63

Reduced RCN for Type C Soils 77

Reduced RCN for Type D Soils 81

Composite Reduced RCN 69

Q (in) 0.45

CPv Treatment Required (cf) 62,511

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Step 10Apply Structural Practices for

remaining Compliance

Only after you have exhausted your ESD opportunities

Conventional practices can be used to obtain any remaining Rev, Cpv, WQv or TP removal for site compliance

Simplified List: Ponds, Wetlands, Filters These practices are independently sized

and designed .

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Structural Practices

Contributing

Impervious

Cover (ac)

Direct ESDv

Received by

Practice (cf)

ESDv from

Upstream

Practices (cf)

Treatment

Volume (cf)

Enhanced

Filter

Volume

(cf) Rev (cf)

Phosphor

ous

Removal

Efficiency

Load

Reducti

on

(lbs/yr)

Stormwater Ponds (Level 1) 0 0 0 50% 0.00

Stormwater Ponds (Level 2) 0 0 0 75% 0.00

Stormwater Wetlands (Level 1) 0 0 50% 0.00

Stormwater Wetlands (Level 2) 0 0 75% 0.00

Stormwater Filtering Systems

(Level 1) 0 0 0 60% 0.00

Stormwater Filtering Systems

(Level 2) 0 0 0 65% 0.00

Stormwater Infiltration (Level 1) 0 0 60% 0.00

Stormwater Infiltration (Level 2) 0 0 90% 0.00

Total structural CPv

provided 0

Total Load Reduction (lbs P /

year) 24.12

CPv Requirement Met? NO Total Load Reduction Remaining (lbs P / yr) 0.00

CPv Remaining 62,511

Total Rev provided (cf) 62,485

Rev Requirement Met? YES

Rev Remaining? (cf) 0

Note Level 1 and 2 Design for Critical Area

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Step 11Additional Concept Design Work

Site plan showing CIDA and surface area of individual ESD practices

Site testing to confirm feasibility of ESD practices (e.g., water table, slopes, sheet flow distances, infiltration rates, etc).

Analyze system of ESD practices for safe conveyance of the 10 year storm

ESC plan that shows how ESD practices will be protected during construction

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ESD PRACTICE InstallAfter Con.

Avoid or Protect

Do not use as ESC

Restore Soil

Disconnect/Filter credits X X X X

Permeable Paver X X X X

Rainwater Harvesting X

Gravel Wetlands X X X X

Micro-infiltration X X X X

Rain Garden X X X X

Bioretention X X

Landscape Infiltration X X X X

Grass Swales X X

Bioswales X X

Wet Swales X X

Enhanced Filters X X X X

CONSTRUCTION CONSTRAINTS FORESD MICRO-PRACTICES

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Step 12Final design and installation

This is where the rubber meets the road!

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Session Resources

• R-1 Comparison of Stormwater Regs in the Bay States

• R-2 ESD to MEP Compliance Spreadsheet

• R-3 ESD to MEP Spreadsheet Users Guide

• R-4 Link to Permeable Paver Spec

• R-5 Link to Green Roof Spec

• R-6 Link to Disconnect and Filter Strips Specs

• R-7 Link to UNH Submerged Gravel Wetland Spec

• R-8 Link to Rainwater Harvesting Design Spreadsheet Model

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To learn how you can have access to: Discounted Webcasts

Free One-day design workshopsIntensive master stormwater design seminars

Direct On-site technical assistance Self guided web-based learning modules

Visit: www.cwp.org/CBSTP

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Upcoming Webcasts – for 2010

• June 13 Stormwater Design for Redevelopment Projects

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• August 18 Permeable Pavement Design, Installation, and

Maintenance *

• October 20 Rooftop Disconnection, Filter Strips &

Rainwater Harvesting *

* Register at http://www.cwp.org/Webcasts

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