ElementofBMP PotentialProblem Y/N HowtoFixProblem
WhoWill
Address
Problem
Comments
Evidenceoferosion
at/aroundtheinlet
Correctthesourceproblem
andstabilizeimmediately
Owneror
professional
Channel
Scouranderosion
arepresentwithin
thevegetatedfilter
area
Sedimentsaretobecleaned
outofLevelSpreader
forebaysandflowsplitters
Owneror
professional
Debrisandsediment
build‐upispresentat
thetopofthe
vegetatedfilterarea
Checkconveyance(s)tothe
filterareafortroublespots
andcorrectanyproblems
immediately.Manually
removethedeposited
sediment.
Owneror
professional
GravelDiaphragm
Footorvehicular
trafficis
compromisingthe
graveldiaphragm.
Blockfootandvehicular
traffic.Re‐stabilizethearea
immediately.
Professional
LevelSpreader
Thelevelspreaderis
performingproperly.
Flowsarenot
concentratingonthe
down‐gradientside
oftheelement
Searchthespreaderfor
chips,cracks,oranyother
fundamentalcompromiseof
thestructure.Repair
immediately.
Professional
Thereisexcessive
landscapewasteand
yardclippings
Removeimmediately.
Owneror
professional
Vegetation
Vegetativedensityis
lessthan90%cover
intheboundaryzone
orgrassfilter
Reseedandfertilize(if
necessary)theexposedsoil
Owneror
professional
Theplant
compositionis
consistentwiththe
approvedplans
Makeajudgmentregarding
whetherplantsneedtobe
replaced,andreplaceif
necessary
Professional
Invasivespeciesor
weedsarepresent
Correctlydestroyand/or
removetheinvasivespecies;
makeajudgmentregarding
whetherotherweedsneed
toberemoved,andremove
ifnecessary
Owneror
professional
Thereistroublesome
pestinfestation
Useintegratedpest
management(IPM)
techniquestominimizethe
useofpesticidesand
herbicides.Minimizeuseof
organic(notchemical)
fertilizer,asneeded.
Owneror
professional
Thereisdead
vegetationand/or
exposedsoil
Reseedorreplacedead
vegetationonexposedsoil
areas
Owneror
professional
OverflowArea
Flowsthroughthe
filterareashort‐
circuittheoverflow
controlsection
Checkthatthestructureis
notclogged.Ifso,manually
cleanoutdebris
immediately.
Owneror
professional