Retrofitting Drop Inlets

Team B.M.Perfection Advisors

Connor Brogan Tess Thompson
Dalia Rakha Chuck Dietz
Dina Huynh Lauren Grimes
 Problem Statement/Goals/Objectives
Improve the quality of stormwater runoff in drop-inlets around
campus by reducing:
Sediment
Bacteria
Nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorous)
Pesticides and herbicides

Overall, design must be able to:

Reduce amount of pollutants entering surface water
Adapt to existing drop inlet systems
 Criteria/Constraints/Standards
Criteria Constraints Standards
Must fit inside the Design life Effective Best
current drop inlet Low cost Management Practices
Must filter target Easy analyzed:
pollutants maintenance/access Dry Swale
Withstand 10 year ibility Bioretention System
storm Low rate of leaching Filterra System
50-lb maximum weight of retrofit design FLEXSTORM PURE
Media must be held in Low weight in order catch basin inserts
place to allow for routine
Flooding must not removal
occur as a result of
 Design Progress
Filter media Filter Placement Finalization of
80-90% sand On the ground of the Infiltration rates and
10-20% soil inlet to allow for required headspace
3-5% organic matter sufficient head space Depth of media layers
Mulch Filtration unit placed Model inlet for testing
on lattice topped
table to allow flow of
water