During construction of the new Belmont Park Arena, local regulations required pretreatment of 100% of the Water Quality Volume from any new development. Due to the flow rates, site constraints and the budget, a CDS® Hydrodynamic Separator was the best choice for the project.
After a large storm event washed out a two cell box culvert downstream of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers control-release spillway, a CON/SPAN® O-Series® Twin-Leaf Bridge System was selected as the best solution for its aesthetics and cost effectiveness.
In order to fulfill requirements from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Army Corps of Engineers, a wildlife crossing was needed beneath Gage Road. A MULTI-PLATE® was selected as the best option due to the large cover requirements.
When a sink hole developed near an existing culvert, it was decided that the best way to address the potential failure while limiting road closures would be to utilize HEL-COR® to reline the culvert.
Being in the wastewater industry, I felt an unexpected sense of pride when my 5-year-old daughter asked me about “poo” as she sat in her car seat on the way to school. I cheerfully started to explain how pipes carry waste to the treatment center, but she interrupted with “Daddy, Winnie the Pooh lives in the Hundred Acre Wood” … sigh. It’s times like that when I’m glad there are blogs to share information on topics that many family members may not be too concerned about… like wastewater pipe systems.
Maintenance Considerations for High-Flow Bioretention Systems
High-flow bioretention systems target the removal of suspended solids, total and dissolved nutrients and metals, oil and grease, trash, and debris. Components typically include plants, mulch and specially designed filter media mixtures often contained in a concrete container. The mulch layer and filter media capture and immobilize pollutants during storm events. Between storms, those pollutants decompose, volatilize, and are incorporated into the biomass of the system’s micro/macro fauna and flora.
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