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• Maintenance Frequency Periodic inspection is essential for consistent system performance and is easily completed. Inspection is typically conducted a minimum of twice per year, but since pollutant transport and deposition varies from site to site, a site- specific maintenance frequency should be established during the first two or three years of operation. Inspection Equipment The following equipment is helpful when conducting BioPod inspections: • Recording device (pen and paper form, voice recorder, iPad, etc.) • Suitable clothing (appropriate footwear, gloves, hardhat, safety glasses, etc.) • Traffic control equipment (cones, barricades, signage, flagging, etc.) • Manhole hook or pry bar • Flashlight • Tape measure Inspection Procedures BioPod inspections are visual and are conducted without entering the unit. To complete an inspection, safety measures including traffic control should be deployed before the access covers or tree grates are removed. Once the covers have been removed, the following items should be checked and recorded (see form provided on page 6) to determine whether maintenance is required: • If the BioPod unit is equipped with an internal bypass, inspect the contoured inlet rack and outlet chamber and note whether there are any broken or missing parts. In the unlikely event that internal parts are broken or missing, contact Oldcastle Stormwater at (800) 579-8819 to determine appropriate corrective action. • Note whether the curb inlet, inlet pipe, or—if the unit is equipped with an internal bypass—the inlet rack is blocked or obstructed. • If the unit is equipped with an internal bypass, observe, quantify and record the accumulation of trash and debris in the inlet rack. The significance of accumulated trash and debris is a matter of judgment. Often, much of the trash and debris may be removed manually at the time of inspection if a separate maintenance visit is not yet warranted. • If it has not rained within the past 24 hours, note whether standing water is observed in the biofiltration chamber. • Finally, observe, quantify and record presence of invasive vegetation and the amount of trash and debris and sediment load in the biofiltration chamber. Erosion of the mulch and biofiltration media bed should also be recorded. Sediment load may be rated Light, medium or heavy depending on the conditions. Loading characteristics may be determined as follows: o Light sediment load—sediment is difficult to distinguish among the mulch fibers at the top of the mulch layer; the mulch appears almost new. o Medium sediment load—sediment accumulation is apparent and may be concentrated in some areas; probing the mulch layer reveals lighter sediment loads under the top 1" of mulch. o Heavy sediment load—sediment is readily apparent across the entire top of the mulch layer; individual mulch fibers are difficult to distinguish; probing the mulch layer reveals heavy sediment load under the top 1" of mulch. Often, much of the invasive vegetation and trash and debris may be removed manually at the time of inspection if a separate maintenance visit is not yet warranted. 3