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c:"�� for homogeneous soils. These rates not consider the effects ofsite <br />�, variability and long-teml clogging due to siltation and bi�mass buildup in <br />� the infiltration facility. <br />Table 3.7 -- Recommended Infiltration Fdates <br />based on USDA Soit Textural Classiflcation. <br />Estim�ted Long- <br />*Short-Teran Term (Design) <br />Infiltration Correction Infilfration Rate <br />Yiate {in.lhr) I'Actor, CF (in✓hr) <br />Clean sandy gravels and 20 2 10�� <br />gravelly sands (i.e., 90% of <br />the total soil sample is <br />retained in the #] 0 sieve) <br />Sand 8 4 2**« <br />Loamy Sand 2 4 0.5 <br />Sandy Loam 1 4 0.25 <br />Loam 0.5 4 0.13 <br />�hrom ��4h'F/A5('t?, 199h. <br />�`��TNot recommendcd for treatmeni <br />t''� Refer to SSC-4 and SSC-6 fbr treafiien[ acceptability criteria <br />Based on experience with Jong-term full-scale infiltration pond <br />performance, Ecology's Teciinical Advisory Committee (TAC) <br />recommends that the short-term infiltration rates be reduced as showr� in <br />Table 3.7, dividing by a correction factor of 2 to 4, depending on the soil <br />textural ciassification. The correction factors provided in Table 3.7 <br />represent an average degree of long-#erm facility maintenance, TSS <br />reduction through pretreatment, and site variability in the subsurface <br />conditions. These conditions might inciude deposits of ancient landslide <br />debris, buried stream channeis, lateral grain size variability, and other <br />factors that affect homogeneity). <br />These conection factors could be reduced, subject to the approval ofthe <br />locai jurisdiction, under the following conditions: <br />• For sites with iittle soil variability, <br />• Where there �viil be a high degree of long-term facility maintenance, <br />� �T+Ihere specifc, reliable pretreatment is employed to reduce TSS <br />en#ering the infiltration facility <br />Yn �o ca�e shall a correc#ion faetor less than 2.0 be used. <br />3-76 Volume 11! — Hydrologic Analysis and Flow Contral BMPs FBbnlary 2005 <br />�L,�-�� .�-�' <br />