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Design Calculators

Engineering-grade sizing tools with documented methods, visible intermediate steps and printable worksheets. All calculations run in the browser — nothing is uploaded.

Drafting tools over a pond cross-section plate

Dry Swale Design Calculator

Dry swale design from definition to detail: channel geometry, engineered soil media and underdrains, check dam spacing, and a fully worked two-fork design example.

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Stormwater Pond Design Calculator

Size a stormwater pond against the full volume stack — water quality, channel protection, overbank and extreme flood — with outlet hydraulics and a fully worked 38-acre example.

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Simple Method Runoff Calculator

Annual runoff volume and pollutant loads from drainage area and impervious cover.

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Sand Filter Design Example

Worked sizing example for a surface sand filter — treatment volume and filter bed area.

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Infiltration Trench Design Example

Worked sizing example for an infiltration trench — recharge, storage and drawdown checks.

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BMP Selector

Ranked practice shortlist from seven site-condition questions.

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Pollutant Removal Database

Median removal efficiencies by practice and pollutant, with sources.

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