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Applicant's Performance Claim: The combined data from the two field sites reported in the TER(Heritage Marketplace and Lake Stevens) indicate that the performance of a StormFilter system configured for inline bypass with ZPGTM media and a hydraulic loading rate of 1 gpm/ft2 of media surface area meets Ecology performance goals for Basic Treatment. Ecology's Recommendations: Based on the weight of the evidence and using its best professional judgment, Ecology finds that: • StormFilter, using ZPGTM media and operating at a hydraulic loading rate of no more than 1 gpm/ft2 of media surface area, is expected to provide effective stormwater treatment achieving Ecology's Basic Treatment (TSS removal)performance goals. Contech demonstrated this is through field and laboratory testing performed in accordance with the approved protocol. StormFilter is deemed satisfactory with respect to factors other than treatment performance (e.g., maintenance; see the protocol's Appendix B for complete list). Findings of Fact: • Influent TSS concentrations and particle size distributions were generally within the range of what Ecology considers "typical" for western Washington (silt-to-silt loam). • Contech sampled thirty-two (32) storm events at two sites for storms from April 2003 to March 2004, of which Contech deemed twenty-two (22) as "qualified" and were therefore included in the data analysis set. • Statistical analysis of these 22 storm events verifies the data set's adequacy. • Analyzing all 22 qualifying events, the average influent and effluent concentrations and aggregate pollutant load reduction are 114 mg/L, 25 mg/L, and 82%, respectively. • Analyzing all 22 qualifying events based on the estimated average flow rate during the event(versus the measured peak flow rate), and more heavily weighting those events near the design rate (versus events either far above or well below the design rate) does not significantly affect the reported results. • For the 7 qualifying events with influent TSS concentrations greater than 100 mg/L, the average influent and effluent concentrations and aggregate pollutant load reduction are 241 mg/L, 34 mg/L, and 89%, respectively. If we exclude the 2 of 7 events that exceed the maximum 300 mg/L specified in Ecology's guidelines, the average influent and effluent concentrations and aggregate pollutant load reduction are 158 mg/L, 35 mg/L, and 78%, respectively. • For the 15 qualifying events with influent TSS concentrations less than 100 mg/L, the average influent and effluent concentrations and aggregate pollutant load reduction are 55 mg/L, 20 mg/L, and 61%, respectively. If the 6 of 15 events that fall below the minimum 33 mg/L TSS specified in Ecology's guidelines are excluded, the average CONTECH-StormFilter®GULD Maintenance Update(November 2012) Page 16