SAFL Pipes Interior
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The SAFL baffle design uses holes in a grate to slow down the velocity of water and allow sediment in the water to settle into the sump manhole. The settling process removes up to 90 percent of the sediment and contaminants attached to the sediment. The captured sediment and pollutants are removed periodically by vacuum truck. Vertical pipes contain monitoring devices to measure infiltration rates and to sample water quality.
This file appears in: Managing Stormwater for the Next Generation
Managing Stormwater for the Next Generation
Stormwater Treatment
Managing stormwater runoff is important to urban planning and environmental conservation. The site of Beacon Bluff drains an area of approximately 163 acres of stormwater that flows into the Phalen Creek tunnel and ultimately…