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Pressure washing combined with an adequately sized and surfaced pad <br />with direct drainage to a large 10-foot x 10-foot sump can be very <br />effective. <br />• Discharge wheel wash or tire bath wastewater to a separate on -site <br />treatment system that prevents discharge to surface water, such as <br />closed -loop recirculation or upland land application, or to the sanitary <br />sewer with local sewer district approval. <br />• Wheel wash or tire bath wastewater should not include wastewater <br />from concrete washout areas. <br />Design and Suggested details are shown in Figure 4.1.2. The Local Permitting <br />Installation Authority may allow other designs. A minimum of 6 inches of asphalt <br />Specifications treated base (ATB) over crushed base material or 8 inches over a good <br />subgrade is recommended to pave the wheel wash. <br />Use a low clearance truck to test the wheel wash before paving. Either a <br />belly dump or lowboy will work well to test clearance. <br />Keep the water level from 12 to 14 inches deep to avoid damage to truck <br />hubs and filling the truck tongues with water. <br />Midpoint spray nozzles are only needed in extremely muddy conditions. <br />Wheel wash systems should be designed with a small grade change, 6- to • <br />1-inches for a 10-foot-wide pond, to allow sediment to flow to the low <br />side of pond to help prevent re -suspension of sediment. A drainpipe with a <br />2- to 3-foot riser should be installed on the low side of the pond to allow <br />for easy cleaning and refilling. Polymers may be used to promote <br />coagulation and flocculation in a closed -loop system. Polyacrylamide <br />(PAM) added to the wheel wash water at a rate of 0.25 - 0.5 pounds per <br />1,000 gallons of water increases effectiveness and reduces cleanup time. If <br />PAM is already being used for dust or erosion control and is being applied <br />by a water truck, the same truck can be used to change the wash water. <br />Maintenance The wheel wash should start out the day with fresh water. <br />Standards <br />The wash water should be changed a minimum of once per day. On large <br />earthwork jobs where more than 10-20 trucks per hour are expected, the <br />wash water will need to be changed more often. <br />E <br />Volume II — Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention - August 2012 <br />4-10 <br />