Team B.M.

Perfect
By Connor Brogan, Dina Huynh, and Dalia Rakha

Introduction Design Solutions Results

Table 1. Design trial calculations and composition
Over the past few decades, stormwater regulation has shifted to include a
Media design by depth: Trial Time Change Soil Volume Hydraulic Media Notes
focus on both water quantity and water quality. Most urban systems are not
designed to allow for source attenuation at inlets and available retrofit ~80% sand, ~15% fines, (s) in head height (in) conductivity composition
~5% sawdust, and a 3" (in) (in) (in/hr)
devices are expensive. This project sought to develop an easily installed
surface mulch layer (as % 98% sand Compacted.
filter to reduce pollutant flow through drop inlets. Initial by depth) 1 14.96 2.5 3.375 45.77 137
2% sawdust
97% sand Compacted.
2 21.61 3.575 3.7 93.37 153
3% sawdust
Goals and Objectives Sand and gravel proved to 3 22.24 4.375 4.0 152.5 208
100%
sawdust
Only
sawdust.
be too heavy for system. Compacted.
Goals Creating system weights of 100% sand Only sand.
nearly 1000lb 4 22.03 3.5 5.0 68.04 146
Improve the quality of water flowing from typical drop inlets Compacted.
Figure 2. Theoretical Design with 12 media bags Excessive Sand and gravel were
Objectives 98% sand Same as Trial
Weight replaced by perlite
Design an adaptable filter device focused on removing sediment 2% sawdust 1 but with
5 21.85 4.0 4.5 100.0 171
Test draft media for hydraulic conductivity and sediment removal potential time at 20
Develop maintenance protocols and usage plans seconds.
Perlite caused high 97% sand Same as Trial
hydraulic conductivity and 6 21.43 3.0 3.5 86.35 156 3% sawdust 2. FINAL
fines from sandy loam DESIGN
leached through mesh ***Media composition is calculated by mass %

Leakage & poor Table 2. Total Suspended Solids

flowthru Removed perlite and loam
Tin Initial Final Filter Sediment Volume Sediment Sediment
Filter Weight + (g) Captured (g/mL) Reduction
Weight Sediment (g) (mL) (%)
Sand proved to still be too (g)
Figure 3. Experimental Design with 1 media bag
heavy for system as one
unit 1 0.1222 0.1875
0.0653 500 0.0001306
Media is broken into 12
Excessive removable bags using 2 0.1183 0.1483 0.03 500 0.00006 54.05
Weight mesh grocery bags
3 0.12 0.1503
0.0303 500 0.0000606 53.59

Media design by depth:

~50% sand, ~50%
sawdust, and a 3" surface
Gulf of Mexico mulch layer
Final
Figure 1. Urban runoff sources during rain events [1]
Figure 5. Design Process
Figure 4. Experimental Design
Constraints and Criteria
Figure 8. Influent (T1), Dry Soil (T2), Figure 9. Sediment of Influent (T1), Dry
Constraints:
Must fit inside the current drop inlet Design Standards Saturated Soil (T3)
***T1 = Tin 1, all captions are from left to right
Soil (T2), Saturated Soil (T3)

Must filter target pollutants

Filter media should be secured within device to prevent washout
Contech Engineered Solutions Filterra System
Future Recommendations
Filter must allow sufficient flow (50-200 in/hr) to preclude inlet flooding
VADEQ Bioretention System
Criteria: 1. Test other contamination pollutants
FleXstorm Inlet Filters PURE catch basin inserts
Inexpensive and widely available materials 2. Further research on structural design
VADEQ Dry Swale
Easy maintenance/accessibility components like smaller mesh material
Media hydraulic conductivity for holding sand and sawdust and
High return period storms material to hold larger weight.
3. Hydraulic gradient level considerations
and bypass structures
4. Field Testing Figure 10. Drop Inlet located in Ag
Quad
Challenges References
[1] NSA. 2016. NSA Commitment to the Environment. Central Security Service: National Security Agency.
Removal rates and mechanisms
Available at: https://www.nsa.gov/resources/everyone/commitment-to-environment/assets/. Accessed 14
Installation and maintenance April 2017.
Clogging and washout [2] CES. 2017. Filterra Bioretention. Conteches,: Contech Engineered Solutions. Available at:
http://www.conteches.com/products/stormwater-management/biofiltration-bioretention/filterra. Accessed
Size
16 April 2017
Mesh size availability Figure 6. Contech Filterra System [2]
Figure 7. VADEQ Bioretention System [3] [3] VWRRC. 2011. Bioretention. Virginia DCR Stormwater Design Specification No. 9.: Virginia Water
Resources Research Center at Virgina Tech. Available at:
http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/swc/april_22_2010_update/DCR_BMP_Spec_No_9_BIORETENTION_FinalDraft_v1
-8_04132010.htm. Accessed 16 April 2017