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Drainage
System
Feature
General
PotentialDefect ConditionsWhenMaintenanceIsNeeded
ResultsExpectedWhenMaintenanceIs
PerformedOrNotNeeded
Sediment
Accumulation
OnGrassFilter
Strip
Removesedimentdepositsongrass
treatmentareaoftheembankment.When
Sedimentdepthexceedstwoinchesor
finished,embankmentshouldbelevelfrom
createsunevengradingthatinterfereswith sidetosideanddrainfreelytowardthetoe
sheetflow.
oftheembankmentslope.Thereshouldbe
noareasofstandingwateronceinflowhas
ceased.
NoVegetation
Zone/Flow
Spreader
Flowspreaderisunevenorcloggedsothat
flowsarenotuniformlydistributedover
entireembankmentwidth.
Levelthespreaderandcleansothatflows
arespreadevenlyoverentireembankment
width.
Consultwithroadsidevegetation
specialiststodeterminewhygrassgrowth
Grassissparseorbare,orerodedpatches
PoorVegetation
ispoorandcorrecttheoffendingcondition.
areobservedinmorethan10%ofthegrass
Coverage
Replantwithplugsofgrassfromtheupper
stripsurfacearea.
slopeorreseedintoloosened,fertilesoilor
compost.
Mowvegetationorremovenuisance
Grassbecomesexcessivelytall(greater
vegetationsothatflowisnotimpeded.
Vegetation
than10inches);nuisanceweedsandother
Grassshouldbemowedtoaheightofsix
vegetationstarttotakeover.
inches.
MediaFilter
DrainMix
Replacement
Waterisseenonthesurfaceofthemedia
filterdrainmixfromstormsthatareless
thanasixmonth,24hourprecipitation
event.Maintenancealsoneededona10
yearcycleandduringapreservation
project.
Excessive
Shading
Grassgrowthispoorbecausesunlightdoes
notreachembankment.
Trashand
Debris
Trashanddebrishaveaccumulatedon
embankment.
Excavateandreplaceallofthemediafilter
drainmixcontainedwithinthemediafilter
drain.
Ifpossible,trimbackoverhanginglimbs
andremovebrushyvegetationonadjacent
slopes.
Removetrashanddebrisfrom
embankment.