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wuss or {mums
Swimming and Ital—(rte pullers m fluwnwuls In umul where
mes uvlvhmu a Must con: la WI)! ls Ilsa uselul In wllecl wzter
1mm ruck mam
swms
smles are long, level emvnunns, whlch can vary
penny m mm and uealnrenl {mm small rrdges In
gardens reek—prles aernss slupn nr dellbevatelyr
uraramd lrpllnws ln llallnnds and IOWVsklpe
budscapzs (Figure 7.73}
lee sml (andlllonmg .rr so)! hmwmng ysrems,
ewsles are .nrended le elem waler m rne undtdvmg
smk er sedlnrenrs Tnev are, sn-nply, ems -!Inw drv
channek or hasms ln-ended m mlnlly uunreepl
overland new. to held u [or a le» hours er days. and lo
lel u .nlrllrnlc 15 cxouanmzk RECHARGE mm
«all; and nee rool s slerns Tvrr» nre lne essennal
mmponems nl swale plammg syslerns, or we nsk sml
walerngglng .nd n srrusenuenl hm! xalnfd“ deneu
enused by laek ol evapelranspmunn er the slered
Mater nus lree ylanlmg nrusl aeenrnpany swalmg ln
and «was
Swelee shnuld Idtu In“ exceed .n wmm lne lnlnl
erewn spread n! rne Inngmg uees planned (0 use me
suned waler absorbed mu) m swale sedunenls Trees
owl-{shade and cool lne senls cl swalw, lurmrr reduerng
lne nsle uc mapomuon and drssnlred salr (annulus
nnn, nr water less. Auhuush swales ean also be grand,
rew grasscscan elfechvelv mmuve nu» absorbed waler
w renunndrly alrsrrearns
swales are llrerelnre m dely used “1 and m subr
lrunud, mzn nurnrd nrens, nn brun larrly sleep slope
and llallands, and .n nnln urban and rural areas They
am apprnpnare |o mad and ellner sun, er eenlnenrnaled
mum" lnanesl lwneee rne dusl or lar olls washed en
have M advusc eneemn lree gmwlnl
nre essennels n! swalc mnsn'umon an- sunple they
are all bum en (amour or dead lcvrl survey lrnes, and
are neuner .nlended nor permuled lerwnrernnw nrelr
Pullman ls .usl m lrnld water Unlike dune, swale banks
and lenses are never enrnpneled ur sealed (although
srnall lanks ean be sunk .n swale eases (or wannng
Iweflmk m ueesl Conversely, rne swale smls (all be
gravelled, rrpped er loosened h: nsslsl wakr
lnllhmllun m swale depllr and wrdlh (in be uarred u,
mpe the speed M lnrrllranen leenlly, so um wlder
and §hal|ower swales are enade m sands, narrower and
deeper swales rn rlay-lumun sells
Alkr an mmAl senes o! rams lha| wk .n a rneue or
more 0! waler, lrees are seeded or planned on elrner
bank or slde slepes 9! me swales ThIs enn uake lwo wel
pernrds Thereal-er, u |akrs Abel.“ >5 yenrs [or lree
behs k1 uvelshad! llne swnle base, and lo snarl humus
aeeumulauen lmrn leal lrssue ll-lurnus wrll aaeurnulale.
hawever, by wash-down and wlnd movement (mm
hare m upnlll sressl
Early .n lne lrle e: an unplanned swale, waler
nbsoeplm can be slaw. In“ (he eificlrncy ol Ibsavphon
rnerenses wnh age due (a nee mm and humus evleels.
As uni happens, ll ls pesslble In adnnl wamr m swales
1mm ornerareas, leadlng u m w. DIVERSION DRMNS
mums nus exollc weler 1mm unused mad on lock
surlnees er overland flow can nub]: me plsnnng d1
lush-value uees el lugner waler demand a! a new 5:1
of swnles lo be (unstrunzd
Every anbhumld And and |uwn9<ap€ (an, wllh yen
grungy gal" and men reduced eesl lpr madmg and
waler usu lu all mad; and paved areas wun swnles,
flung whldl nee lures snade pavtmem sud .eduee hen
nnses while "my produce luel, rnulen and lood
prnduels Every roof rank overflow, and some
grevwaler wasres can he led m swales m borun
derergenls are nnl used»
Swales mlflpt'nelnllng rne suburban developmenl ol
vulsge Names m Davis, Calxlomla (erhael Cerbell.
designerl «(apt all mad and exeess mo! run—on, and
mun: 7.2:
Sun»; on wmunl an no: flaw, lney lusl sluu and lnen nnlnnrale
wzmnd Now sweles on nnllsldes in pan nl access 01 prndurlun
mums
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