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Stormwater Best Management Practices in an Ultra-Urban Setting: Selection and Monitoring

Type Description
Drainage Channel Walls at aprox. 45º, non-erosive @ 2 yr Qp about halfway up, 10 yr design storm capacity near top.
Grass Channel Walls at aprox. 30º, below critical velocity W.Q. storm near bottom, non-erosive @ 2 yr Qp about halfway up, 10 yr design storm capacity near top.
Dry Swale Walls at aprox. 30º, W.Q. treatment vol (Vt) halfway between bottom and 2-yr line (detained or infiltrated into area below bottom with drain pipe outlet), non-erosive @ 2 yr Qp about halfway up, 10 yr design storm capacity near top.
Wet Swale Walls at aprox. 30º, W.Q. treatment vol (Vt) halfway between bottom and 2-yr line (retained, in/slightly above water table), non-erosive @ 2 yr Qp about halfway up, 10 yr design storm capacity near top.

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