Southtowns Record

PBA05.14.2026packet

Government
Town of West Seneca
Board
Planning Board
Meeting
May 14, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Posted by publisher
May 12, 2026
Kind
Agenda packet
Topics
Water, sewer and drainage, Zoning and land use, Housing, Roads and traffic, Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Public safety

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Filtration Bioretention (F-5)

Design Point:  1
  Enter Site Data For Drainage Area to be Treated by Practice
  Contributing  Impervious  Percent
Drainage Area  WQv  Precipitation
  Area  Area  Impervious  Rv  Description
  Number  (cf)  (in)
  (Acres)  (Acres)  %
  Filtration
  3  0.65  0.22  33  0.35  829  1.00
  Bioretention
  Design Criteria
Enter underlying soil infiltration rate (based on
  0  Underdrains required
geotechnical testing, refer to Appendix D)
Is the contributing area to the practice a
  No
stormwater hotspot?
Is the practice the first in series for treatment
  No
of a Level 1 (Infiltration Restricted) hotspot?
Is contributing area greater than max.
  No
contributing area?
Enter depth to seasonal high water table (ft)  6
Enter depth to bedrock (ft)  6
Is pretreatment provided, in conformance with
  Yes
Section 6.4.3.1
Enter average height of ponding (ft)  0.5
Enter depth of surface layer (inches)  3
Enter depth of filter media (ft)  2.5
Enter depth of drainage layer (inches)  10
Enter slope of maintenance access (%)  1
Enter width of maintenance access (ft)  12
  Sizing Criteria
  Value  Units  Notes
  Permeability Flow Rate  k  1  ft/day
  Filter Time  tf  2  days
  Required Filter Area  Af  345  sf
  Enter Provided Filter Area  Af  348  sf
Recalculated Water Quality Volume (based on
  WQv calc  835.2  cf
  provided filter area)
  Calculate Runoff Reduction

RRv Provided  334  cf

  This is the portion of the WQv that is not reduced in
WQv Treated  495  cf
  the practice.

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