Surface Sand Filter: Design Notes

• Pretreatment essential (dry or wet sedimentation, filter strips, grass channels)
• Frequent maintenance necessary to retain soil permeability
• Limiting use to small sites may reduce some potential problems
• Field verification of soil permeability essential
• Helps meet groundwater recharge

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Listed here are some design notes regarding the infiltration basin.