INFILTRATION TRENCH

data input cells

1) Site Suitability & Characteristics text Cell is flagged because
*for contributing BMP area it does not meet BMP criteria

Value, if Y/N : Criteria

Parameter Criteria Units If NO, provide justification for variance in design criteria
applicable Met

Drainage Area Max. 5 acres 3 acres Y

Will vary depending on depth of the
Space Required 2
facility
no more than 6% (for
Site Slope 5 % Y
preconstruction facility footprint)

elevation difference needed at a site

Minimum Head 23 ft Y
from the inflow to outflow: 1 foot

recommended: separation distance

Minimum Depth to
of 4 ft between bottom of trench and 23 ft Y
Water Table
elev. of seasonally high water table

Infiltration rate equal to or greater

Soil Infiltration Rate than 0.5 in/hour (typically A or B 2 in/hour Y
soils)
Reservoir Layer Draw min: 24 hours,
28 hours Y
Down time max: 48 hours
Aquifer Protection Not hotspot runoff allowed 12

Must have forebay and grass

channel (or filter strip), or other
Pretreatment 12
appropriate measures to prevent
clogging and failure

Runoff must not contain high levels

of fine particulates (clay/silt soils).
Runoff to BMP Soils from BMP's drainage area 12
should have a clay content of <20%
and a silt/clay content of <40%

Trench cannot treat runoff where

there is a potential for high
Site Runoff 5
concentrations of soluble pollutants
and heavy metals
Infiltration is prohibited in karst
Site Geology 7
topography

2) Water Quality Peak Discharge, Qwq

*for contributing BMP area
Drainage Area 12 acres Value does not match drainage area listed in Step 1 above
Impervious Area 34.0 acres
Rv 2.600
WQv 135,907 cu.ft **can size infiltration trench to capture this volume (enter value in Step 3 below)
Qwv 3.12 inches
CNpost' 108
tc min
Ia -0.148 inches
Ia/P -0.123
qu csm/in
Qwq cfs

3) Size of the infiltration trench

A = WQv/ (nd + kT/12)

where:
A = surface area of infiltration trench sq.ft
WQv = water quality volume (or total volume to be infiltrated) cu.ft
n = porosity value of 0.32 should be used
d = trench depth feet should be between 3 and 8 ft.
K = percolation inches/hour 0.5 in/hr or greater
T = fill time (time for the BMP to fill with water) hours 2 hours can be used for most designs

Solve:
Parameter Known Unknown
A [sq.ft] = 23
WQv [cu.ft] = 12
d [ft] = 2.0
n = 2.00
K [in/hr] = 2.0
T [hrs] = 2.0
**Note: Calculator can only compute ONE unknown per computation
(for either A, WQv or d)
QC:
Size Trench Dimensions Check Reservoir Drain Time
Recommended, W= 25' Trench Depth, d 2 ft
Width, W 20 ft Percolation, K 2.0 in/hr
Length, L 1 ft Drain Time 12 hours Value does not match drain time listed in Step 1 above
 WQv stored for the Infiltration Trench can be subtracted from the site's total WQv.
Use Volume Calculation Workbook for volume reduction crediting (and possible runoff reduction credits)
Water Quality, 1.2 inch event Type II
Ia/p Tc [min] Qu C0 C1 C2 Ia/P C0 C1
0.10 0 Err:502 2.55323 -0.61512 -0.16403 0.1 2.55323 -0.61512
0.15 2.531253 -0.616983
0.2 2.509275 -0.618845
0.25 2.487298 -0.620708
0.3 2.46532 -0.62257
0.35 2.41896 -0.61594
0.4 2.36409 -0.59857
0.45 2.29238 -0.57005
0.5 2.20282 -0.51599
pe II
C2
-0.16403
-0.152165
-0.1403
-0.128435
-0.11657
-0.0882
-0.05621
-0.02281
-0.01259
1) Aptitud y caractersticas del sitio
* Por contribuir con el rea BMP
parametro
area de drenaje
area requerida
Pendiente del sitio
Cabeza mnima
Tabla de profundidad mnima para riego
Tasa de Infiltracin del Suelo
Lmite de tiempo de drenaje de la capa de depsito
Proteccin de acuferos
Pretratamiento
Escurrimiento a BMP
Escorrenta del sitio
Geologa del Sitio

2) Descarga de picos de calidad del agua, Qwq

* Por contribuir con el rea BMP
rea de drenaje
rea impermeable
Rv
WQv
Qwv
CNpost'
tc
Ia
Ia/P
qu
Qwq

3) Tamao de la zanja de infiltracin

donde:

Solve:
QC:

WQv almacenado para el Infiltration Trench puede ser restado del WQv total del sitio.
Utilice el libro de clculo de volmenes para obtener crditos de reduccin de volumen (y los posibles crditos de reduccin de

Para completar el procedimiento de diseo de una trinchera de infiltracin, recuerde:

1) Tamao de las estructuras de desviacin de flujo.

2) Para diseos fuera de lnea, calcule el volumen de pretratamiento (Volpre = 0,25 (WQv)
3) Disear el (los) vertedero (s)

Ejemplos de diseo:
GSMM 3.2.5 Tren de Infiltracin
GSMM Apndice D-4 Ejemplo de diseo de foso de infiltracin
INFILTRATION TRENCH

criterios Value, if appl Units

Max. 5 acres acres
Depender de la profundidad de la instalacin
No ms del 6% (para la huella del centro de preconstruccin) %
Diferencia de elevacin necesaria en un sitio desde el flujo de entrada al flujo de salida: 1 pie ft
Recomendado: distancia de separacin de 4 pies entre el fondo de la zanja y el elevador. De laft
Tasa de infiltracin igual o superior a 0,5 pulgadas / hora (normalmente suelos A o B) in/hour
Min: 24 horas, mximo: 48 horas hours
No se permiten escorrentas de punto de acceso
Debe tener canal de hierba (o tira de filtro), u otras medidas apropiadas para prevenir la obstruccin y el fallo
El escurrimiento no debe contener altos niveles de partculas finas (suelos arcillosos / limosos). Los suelos de la zona de drena
La zanja no puede tratar la escorrenta donde existe un potencial de altas concentraciones de contaminantes solubles y metale
La infiltracin est prohibida en la topografa

acres
acres

cu.ft **can size infiltration trench to capture this vo

inches

min
inches

csm/in
cfs

A = WQv/ (nd + kT/12)

A = surface area of infiltration trench

WQv = water quality volume (or total volume to be in
n = porosity
d = trench depth
K = percolation
T = fill time (time for the BMP to fill with water)

parametros Known
A [sq.ft] =
WQv [cu.ft] =
d [ft] =
n =
K [in/hr] =
T [hrs] =
** Nota: Calculadora slo puede calcular un desconocido por computacin
(Para A, WQv o d)
Tamao Dimensiones del foso
Recomendado, W = 25 '
Ancho, W 25 ft
Longitud, L ft

Orfice de flujo bajo de la ecuacin del orificio (Q = CA (2gh) ^ 0.5)

Desbordamiento extrao de la ecuacin del vertedero (Q = CLH ^ 3/2)
 Celdas de entrada de datos
texto Se marca la celda porque
No cumple con los criterios BMP
Y/N : Criteria If NO, provide justification for variance in design criteria
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in y el fallo
os suelos de la zona de drenaje de la BMP deben tener un contenido de arcilla <20% y un contenido de limo / arcilla <40%
ntaminantes solubles y metales pesados

ation trench to capture this volume (enter value in Step 3 below)

infiltration trench sq.ft

lume (or total volume to be infiltrated)
r the BMP to fill with water)
cu.ft
value of 0.32 should be used
feet should be between 3 and 8 ft.
inches/hour 0.5 in/hr or greater
hours 2 hours can be used for most designs

Unknown

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Check Reservoir Drain Time
Trench Depth, ft
Percolation, in/hr
Drain Time hours
arcilla <40%