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SMP Inspection & Mainten'ance Policy Page 17 V. Regional Stormwater System Assets For all Regional Stormwater System assets, the District will conduct inspection, maintenance, and emergency repair activities in accordance with this policy to maintain their conveyance capacity and structural integrity. Funding availability and time may limit the District's ability to perform certain activities that are not considered crucial to fulfilling the District's core mission. The District's responsibility for inspection and maintenance activities as they pertain to each asset type are described herein. 1. I&M Activities by Regional System Asset Type - a. Open Channels For assets classified as open channels, the District will be responsible for the inspection and cleaning of the asset to a degree that ensures the conveyance capacity of the channel• These are not intended to replace inspections otherwise mandated by local, state, or federal requirements. The District will remove accumulated trees, brush, litter and debris that block the cross-section and restrict conveyance of stormwatet of the Regional Stormwater System in accordance with level of service standards. The District will also fund and carry out structural maintenance and emergency repair activities integral to conveyance, such as stream bank stabilization, as it identifies such needs. In general, the District intends to carry out these activities without seeking funding from any external parties. However, these activities are subject to funding av.ailability, project size, and other factors. The District will.not perform aesthetic maintenance activities, including litter or man-made debris removal (such as shopping carts) or dredging, except for under extraordinary circumstances. However, the District will seek to notify the owner and encourage resolution without direct involvement. At the District's discretion, it may provide water quality or habitat maintenance activities as part of routine cleaning activities. b. Basins For all assets classified as regional basins, the District will inspect the structural and mechanical integrity of, and clean, the basin and associated structures and embankments on a routine schedule to a degree that ensures the conveyance capacity of the basin. This includes regular removal of accumulated debris around outfall structures. Activities performed may include management of vegetation and stabilization of embankments and spillways as they support conveyance and protection of human health and property. To address structural maintenance needs as well as emergency repairs, the District will seek to inform the asset owner. In some cases, the District may seek to share project costs with the owner.. The District will not perform aesthetic maintenance activities, including litter or man-made debris removal or dredging, unless they are incidental to routine cleaning activities, as these activities further the fulfillment of the District's mission. At the District's discretion, it may appropriate provide water quality or habitat maintenance activities as part of routine cleaning activities..