Drainage Swale definition

Drainage Swale means a natural or constructed waterway, usually broad and shallow, covered with erosion-resistant grasses, used to conduct surface water from a field, diversion or other site feature.
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Drainage Swale. An open channel that is usually grass lined that collects water from hard surfaces and allows it to percolate in the ground, reducing the amount of runoff leaving the roadway.
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Drainage Swale means any course of concentrated drainage water that has formed over time by either natural or man-made forces and where the flow of water is either at or near ground surface with no significant subsurface flow component. Also included in this definition are facilities used for the treatment and/or dispersal of roof runoff or other site drainage, such as vegetated swales and infiltration/percolation trenches or basins.
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Examples of Drainage Swale in a sentence

  • For a long time high-frequency trading was a little-known phenomenon outside the financial sector, but a July 2009 article in The New York Times was instrumental in bringing the subject to wider attention29.

  • Photograph 1 Grass Clippings Lining Drainage Swale On October 23, 2008 in the Alligator Creek subwatershed we identified two sites—upstream of the US 41 bridge and the creek adjacent to Dorchester Drive—where maintenance practices were inconsistent with the County’s goal of BMPs in the waterways.

  • Additional work consists of, Parking Lot reconstruction, construction of trail and water main Old Beach Lane, Storm Water Reuse Phase II, Bent Creek Park improvement, Fountain Park Storm Water Improvements, Brook Peterson Storm Sewer, Fifth Street Drainage Swale and Reitz Lake Park Trail and amenities.

  • Drainage Swale Design: When concentrated flows occur on the property developed that are less than 25 cfs a drainage swale may by used.

  • Authorizing the execution of a Release of Drainage Swale Direction Restrictions within Lot 34 of the Plat of Old Sauk Trail Second Addition, together with a Partial Release of Non-Exclusive Drainage Easement within Lot 63 of the Plat of Old Sauk Trail Sixth Addition.

  • Swale Maintenance: The Developer has constructed a Drainage Swale upon the common elements for the purpose of managing and containing the flow of excess surface water, if any, found upon such common elements from time to time.

  • No alteration of the Drainage Swale shall be authorized and any damage to any Drainage Swale, whether caused by natural or human-induced phenomena, shall be repaired and the Drainage Swale returned to its former condition as soon as possible by the Association.

  • REPORTS 11.4 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 11.4.1 Tender 01-202 - Dresden Court Drainage Swale - Central Region • A report prepared for Mr. K.

  • The Developer has constructed a Drainage Swale upon each Lot for the purpose of managing and containing the flow of excess surface water, if any, found upon such Lot from time to time.

  • No alteration of the Drainage Swale shall be authorized and any damage to any Drainage Swale, whether caused by natural or human-induced phenomena, shall be repaired and the Drainage Swale returned to its former condition as soon as possible by the Owner(s) of the Lot(s) upon which the Drainage Swale is located.


More Definitions of Drainage Swale

Drainage Swale means a natural or man-made channel that provides a path for stormwater.
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Related to Drainage Swale

  • Sewage sludge means a solid, semi-solid, or liquid residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works as defined in section 6111.01 of the Revised Code. "Sewage sludge" includes, but is not limited to, scum or solids removed in primary, secondary, or advanced wastewater treatment processes. "Sewage sludge" does not include ash generated during the firing of sewage sludge in a sewage sludge incinerator, grit and screenings generated during preliminary treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works, animal manure, residue generated during treatment of animal manure, or domestic septage.

  • Sewage means a combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface, and storm waters as may be present.

  • Stormwater means water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow) that runs off the land’s surface, is transmitted to the subsurface, or is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewage or drainage facilities, or conveyed by snow removal equipment.

  • Sewerage system means pipelines or conduits, pumping stations, and force mains, and all other

  • Wastewater means the spent water of a community. From the standpoint of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water, and storm water that may be present.

  • Drainage area means a geographic area within which stormwater, sediments, or dissolved materials drain to a particular receiving waterbody or to a particular point along a receiving waterbody.

  • Stormwater runoff means water flow on the surface of the ground or in storm sewers, resulting from precipitation.

  • Sewage sludge weight means the weight of sewage sludge, in dry U.S. tons, including admixtures such as liming materials or bulking agents. Monitoring frequencies for sewage sludge parameters are based on the reported sludge weight generated in a calendar year (use the most recent calendar year data when the NPDES permit is up for renewal).

  • Yard waste means leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden debris and brush, including clean woody vegetative material no greater than 6 inches in diameter. This term does not include stumps, roots or shrubs with intact root balls.

  • Graywater means untreated wastewater that has not been contaminated by any toilet discharge, has not been affected by infectious, contaminated, or unhealthy bodily wastes, and does not present a threat from contamination by unhealthful processing, manufacturing, or operating wastes. "Graywater" includes, but is not limited to, wastewater from bathtubs, showers, bathroom washbasins, clothes washing machines, and laundry tubs, but does not include wastewater from kitchen sinks or dishwashers. Health and Safety Code Section 17922.12.