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City of Burlington Stormwater Facility Maintenance Tips Property owners are responsible for maintaining the stormwater facilities installed on their property to ensure that they are functioning as designed. These maintenance tips can be reviewed along with the completed inspection checklist to schedule service for your stormwater facilities. Facility Component Typical Maintenance Tasks Catch basins  Clean litter, leaves, and dirt from grate  Change filter if torn, remove and clean if dirty  Remove sediment buildup from sump if > 60% of capacity (contact vactor truck for cleaning)  Repair lids, ladders, grates as needed Pond sides/ embankments and bottom  Remove non-native invasive species  Remove trash and yard waste and other woody debris from sides and bottom  Clean any oil sheen from water with oil absorbent pad or vactor truck  Re-seed large bare areas  Repair and stabilize eroded slopes Inlet  Remove excessive vegetation  Remove sediment from pipe Inlet (swale)  Clear vegetation from swale inlet Inlet (rock lined ditch)  Clear vegetation from rock lined swale Rock baffle  Clear vegetation and debris from baffle area Energy dissipator/ splash pad  Remove excessive vegetation  Replace rock splash pad , if missing or damaged Outlet  Clear of vegetation and debris Outfall  Remove excessive vegetation and debris Spillway  Remove excessive vegetation and debris  Replace rock if missing Infiltration trench  Remove excessive vegetation and debris Swale  Remove trees and excessive vegetation from sides and bottom  Remove trash, grass clippings, and yard waste Fence  Repair or replace fence sections, gate, locks Access road  Remove excessive vegetation