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Vegetated Swale Inspection and Maintenance Checklist <br />Property Address: 2013 Farallon Drive, San Leandro, CA 94577 <br />Inspector(s): <br />Treatment Measure No.: Date of Inspection: <br />Defect Conditions When Maintenance is Maintenance Comments (Describe maintenance Results Expected When Maintenance Is Performed <br /> Needed needed? completed and if needed <br /> (Y/N) maintenance was not conducted, <br /> note when it will be done) <br />Vegetation When the planted vegetation Vegetation mowed per specifications or <br /> becomes excessively tall; when maintenance plan, or nuisance vegetation <br /> nuisance weeds and other removed so that flow is not impeded. <br /> vegetation start to take over. Vegetation should never be mowed lower <br /> than the design flow depth. Remove clippings <br /> from the Swale and dis ose a ropriately. <br />Excessive Growth of planted vegetation is Healthy growth of planted vegetation. If <br />Shading poor because sunlight does not possible, trim back over-hanging limbs and <br /> reach swale removes brushy vegetation on adjacent <br /> slopes. <br />Inlet/Outlet Inlet/outlet areas clogged with Material removed so that there is no clogging <br /> sediment and/or debris or blockage in the inlet and outlet areas. <br />Trash and Trash and debris accumulated in Trash and debris removed from the swale. <br />Debris the Swale <br />Accumulation <br />Erosion/ Eroded or scoured Swale bottom No erosion or scouring in Swale bottom. For <br />Scouring due to flow channelization, or ruts or bare areas less than 12 inches wide, <br /> higher flows. repair the damaged area by filling with <br /> crushed gravel. If bare areas are large, <br /> generally greater than I2 inches wide, the <br /> Swale should be re-graded and re-seeded. For <br /> smaller bare areas, overseed when bare spots <br /> are evident, or take plugs of grass from the <br /> upper slope and plant in the swale bottom at <br /> 8-inch intervals. <br />Exhibit D -Vegetable Swale Inspection and Maintenance Ci~ecklist -Page 2 <br />