BMP Pictures

BMP Pictures

Bioretention Cells, Infiltration Devices, and Sand Filters

Bioretention Cell	Bioretention Cell	Bioretention Cell

Bioretention Cell	Bioretention Cell	Bioretention Cell Clean-Out Pipe

Bioretention Cell Needs Maintenance	Bioretention Cell Needs Plant Replacement	Bioretention Cell Installation Incomplete

Infiltration Device	Infiltration Device	Infiltration Device

Infiltration Device

Sand Filter	Sand Filter Sedimentation Basin Needs Maintenance	Sand Filter Filter Bed Needs Maintenance

Wet Ponds, Stormwater Wetlands, and Dry Detention

Wet Pond As Amenity	Wet Pond As Amenity	Wet Pond As Amenity

Wet Pond As Amenity	Wet Pond As Amenity	Wet Pond As Amenity

Wet Pond As Amenity	Wet Pond As Amenity	Wet Pond As Amenity

Wet Pond Commercial Setting	Wet Pond Commercial Setting	Wet Pond Commercial Setting

Wet Pond	Wet Pond	Wet Pond

Wet Pond	Wet Pond	Wet Pond

Wet Pond	Wet Pond	Wet Pond

Wet Pond	Wet Pond	Wet Pond

Wet Pond – Elongation Berm A berm can be used to increase the distance of water flow through the pond.	Wet Ponds – Geese Install plantings on the vegetated shelf to deter geese. (No planting on shelf here.)	Wet Ponds – Geese Install plantings on the vegetated shelf to deter geese. (No planting on shelf here.)

Wet Ponds – Geese Install plantings on the vegetated shelf to deter geese. (No planting on shelf here.)	Wet Ponds – Geese Install plantings on the vegetated shelf to deter geese. (No planting on shelf here.)	Wet Ponds – Geese Install plantings on the vegetated shelf to deter geese. (No planting on shelf here.)

Wetland	Wetland	Wetland

Detention BMPs Outlet Structure Design – Should Be Accessible for Maintenance (This is not accessible)	Detention BMPs Outlet Structure Design – Should Be Accessible for Maintenance (This is not accessible)	Detention BMPs Outlet Structure Design – Orifice Should be Kept Free of Debris

Detention BMPs Outlet Structure Design – Orifice should be bent downward to prevent clogging (This is not bent downward correctly.)	Detention BMPs Outlet Structure Design – Orifice should be bent downward to prevent clogging, and the permanent pool should be orifice outlet level. (This is bent downward correctly.)	Detention BMPs Outlet Structure Design – Orifice should be bent downward to prevent clogging. (This is bent downward correctly. This picture is during a drought. Permanent pool should be at orifice outlet level.)

Detention BMPs Outlet Structure Needs Maintenance	Detention BMPs Outlet Structure Needs Maintenance	Detention BMPs Outlet Structure Needs Maintenance

Detention BMPs Outlet Structure Needs Maintenance	Detention BMPs Outlet Structure Needs Maintenance	Detention BMPs Outlet Structure Needs Maintenance

Detention BMPs Outlet Structure Needs Maintenance	Detention BMPs Outlet Orifice Needs Maintenance	Detention BMPs Outlet Orifice Needs Maintenance

Detention BMPs – Maintenance Remove trash	Detention BMPs – Maintenance Remove trash	Detention BMPs – Maintenance Remove forebay sediment

Detention BMPs – Maintenance Determine if wildlife has compromised the outlet structure. (Muskrats, beavers, etc.)	Detention BMPs – Maintenance Determine if wildlife has compromised the outlet structure. (Muskrats, beavers, etc.)	Detention BMPs – Maintenance Determine if wildlife has compromised the outlet structure. (Muskrats, beavers, etc.)

Detention BMPs - Plantings Do not use cattails. They are invasive.	Detention BMPs - Plantings Do not use cattails. They are invasive.	Detention BMPs - Plantings Do not use cattails. They are invasive

Detention BMPs - Plantings Do not use cattails. They are invasive.	Detention BMPs - Plantings Do not use cattails. They are invasive.	Detention BMPs – Plantings Use native, non-invasive plants.

Permeable Pavement, Level Spreaders (with filter strips or buffers), Rooftop Management, and Grassed Swales

Permeable Pavement	Permeable Pavement	Permeable Pavement

Level Spreader (Breached by Fallen Tree)	Rooftop Management Green Roof	Rooftop Management Diverting Water to a BMP

Grassed Swale

Grassed Swale

Grassed Swale

(This swale should have been planted with grass.)