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Table 1: Alternatives Analysis <br />Alternative <br />Description <br />Discussion / Recommendation <br />1 — Biofiltration Swales <br />❑ Construct biofiltration <br />❑ <br />Provides runoff treatment for public <br />swales adjacent to paved <br />right-of-way <br />roadways <br />❑ <br />Provides minimal flow control benefit <br />❑ Connect underdrains and <br />❑ <br />Designs require consideration of cold <br />overflow bypass from <br />climate <br />biofiltration swalesto <br />existing stormrm sewer <br />sew <br />❑ <br />Impacts roadside parking <br />network <br />❑ <br />Designs can have minimal impact on <br />the landscape with the appearance of <br />open roadside ditches <br />❑ <br />Considered the preferred <br />alternative in areas with storm <br />sewer <br />2 — Vegetated Filter <br />❑ Construct vegetated filter <br />❑ <br />Provides runoff treatment for public <br />Strips <br />strips adjacent to paved <br />right-of-way <br />roadways <br />❑ <br />Provides minimal flow control benefit <br />❑ <br />Design can be used in unsewered <br />areas <br />❑ <br />Designs can have minimal impact on <br />the landscape <br />❑ <br />Impacts roadside parking <br />❑ <br />Considered the preferred <br />alternative in unsewered areas <br />2 — Oil Water <br />❑ Construct and connect oil <br />❑ <br />Low water quality benefit as traffic <br />Separators (OWS) <br />water separators to the <br />usage on roadways does not warrant <br />storm sewer <br />installation of OWS <br />❑ <br />No flow control benefit <br />❑ <br />Not considered the preferred <br />alternative. <br />3 — Pervious <br />❑ Construct new pervious <br />❑ <br />Provides runoff treatment and limited <br />Pavement <br />pavement <br />flow control <br />❑ Demolish existing pavement <br />❑ <br />Unable to infiltrate with poor soils <br />❑ Connect underdrains to <br />❑ <br />Construction would cause significant <br />existing stormwater sewer <br />disruption to neighborhood <br />system <br />❑ <br />Not considered the preferred <br />alternative. <br />4 — Detention Basin w/ <br />❑ Use underground <br />❑ <br />Provides runoff treatment and flow <br />Filter Cartridges <br />engineered filter systems to <br />control <br />provide water quality <br />❑ <br />Filter cartridges are a large capital <br />treatment <br />cost and large annual maintenance <br />cost <br />❑ <br />Scalable treatment provided at <br />existing collection points or central <br />treatment location <br />❑ <br />Not considered the preferred <br />afternative. <br />5 <br />