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WATER QUALITY VOLUME NORTH DRYSWALE Resource Quality Designation: Moderate, Surface Water S2 Rainfall Events, P=1.

5 inches (Hot Spot) WQv= [P I A] / 12 w/r: Drainage Area = 6.46 Acre Impervoius Percentage =36% Rainfall Events, P=1.5 inches (Hot Spot)

WQv = 1.5 x 6.46 x 0.36 / 12 WQv = 0.291 acre-ft WQv = 12,663 cu.ft A. Required Area for Dry swale Af = (WQv) (df) / [ (k) (hf + df) (tf)] w/r: Af = surface area of filter bed (ft2) WQv = Water quality volume (FT3) df = filter bed depth (ft) (2.5 ft recommended from Volume I, Figure 3.13) k = filter media coefficient of permeablity (ft/day) k= 2 ft/day hf = average hieght of water above filter bed ( 1/2 the max depth) (18"/[(2)(12)]=.75ft tf = design of filter bed drain time (days) ( 2 days recommended) Af = ( 12, 663 ft3) (2.5 ft) / [ (2 ft/day) ( 0.75ft + 2.5 ft/day) ( 2 days)] Af = 31, 657.50 / 13 Afreq'd = 2, 436 sq.ft

Afcap=5,670 sq ft. > 2,436 sq.ft

Therefore,O.k.

WATER QUALITY VOLUME SOUTH DRYSWALE Resource Quality Designation: Moderate, Surface Water S2 Rainfall Events, P=1.5 inches (Hot Spot) WQv= [P I A] / 12 w/r: Drainage Area = 6.46 Acre Impervoius Percentage =35% Rainfall Events, P=1.5 inches (Hot Spot)

WQv = 1.5 x 5.92 x 0.35/ 12 WQv = 0.259 acre-ft WQv = 11,282 cu.ft A. Required Area for Dry swale Af = (WQv) (df) / [ (k) (hf + df) (tf)] w/r: Af = surface area of filter bed (ft2) WQv = Water quality volume (FT3) df = filter bed depth (ft) (2.5 ft recommended from Volume I, Figure 3.13) k = filter media coefficient of permeablity (ft/day) k= 2 ft/day hf = average hieght of water above filter bed ( 1/2 the max depth) (18"/[(2)(12)]=.75ft tf = design of filter bed drain time (days) ( 2 days recommended) Af = ( 11,282 ft3) (2.5 ft) / [ (2 ft/day) ( 0.75ft + 2.5 ft/day) ( 2 days)] Af = 28,205 / 13 Af req'd= 2, 170 sq.ft

Afcap=4,920sq ft. > 2,170 sq.ft

Therefore,O.k

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