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Media Filter Drain (Ecology Embankment)

Date Inspected ___________

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.

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