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CITY OF EVERETT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MANUAL <br /> Compost Amended Soil <br /> Date <br /> Drainage <br /> System Maintenance Activities and Conditions <br /> Frequency Feature ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Problem Conditions to Check For That Should Exist <br /> A General Facility Soil media Vegetation not fully covering ground surface. Re-mulch landscape beds with 2-3 inches <br /> Requirements (maintain high of mulch until the vegetation fully closes <br /> organic soil over the ground surface <br /> content <br /> Ongoing General Facility Soil media None. Preventative maintenance Return leaf fall and shredded woody <br /> Requirements (maintain high materials from the landscape to the site as <br /> organic soil mulch. <br /> content <br /> Ongoing General Facility Soil media None. Preventative maintenance On turf areas, "grasscycle" (mulch-mow or <br /> Requirements (maintain high leave the clippings)to build turf health <br /> organic soil <br /> content <br /> Ongoing General Facility Soil media None. Preventative maintenance Avoiding broadcast use of pesticides(bug <br /> Requirements (maintain high and weed killers) like "weed &feed,"which <br /> organic soil damage the soil life. <br /> content <br /> A General Facility Soil media None. Preventative maintenance Where fertilization is needed (mainly turf <br /> Requirements (maintain high and annual flower beds), a moderate <br /> organic soil fertilization program which relies on natural <br /> content organic fertilizers (like compost) or slow <br /> release synthetic balanced fertilizers. <br /> A General Facility Compaction Soils become waterlogged, do not appear to be To remediate, aerate soil, till or further <br /> Requirements infiltrating. amend soil. If drainage is still slow, <br /> consider investigating alternative causes <br /> (e.g., high wet-season groundwater levels, <br /> low permeability soils).Also consider land <br /> use and protection from compacting <br /> activities. If areas are turf, aerate <br /> compacted areas and top dress them with <br /> '/4-'/2 inch of compost to renovate them. <br /> Appendices <br /> F-61 <br />