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SMP Inspection & Mai'ntenance Policy Page 18 <br />-- - ---„ _ ? ?? <br />c. Culverted Streams <br />For assets classified as culverted streams, the District will be responsible for the inspection and cleaning <br />needs of the asset, contingent upon resource availability, to.ensure the conveyance capacity of the <br />culverted stream. The District will perform preventative maintenance cleaning of culverted streams to <br />remove accumulated sediment and debris. Inspections and cleaning will take place to ensure the <br />conveyance capacity of the asset, rather than its structural integrity or other characteristics. These <br />inspections are not intended to replace inspections or maintenance otherwise mandated by local, state, <br />or federal requirements. <br />To address structural maintenance needs as well as emergency repairs, the District will seek to inform <br />the asset owner and, in some cases, share project costs. Repairing cracks and other structural or repair <br />activities will be perFormed when they support the goals of stormwater conveyance and protection of <br />public safety and real property. <br />The District will not perform aesthetic maintenance activities, including graffiti removal, except for <br />under extraordinary circumstances. However, the District will seek to notify the owner and encourage <br />resolution without direct involvement. At the District's discretion, it may provide water quality or <br />habitat maintenance activities as part of routine cleaning activities. <br />d. Transportation Crossings <br />For assets classified as transportation crossings, the District will be responsible for the inspection and <br />cleaning needs of the asset, to a degree that ensures the conveyance capacity of tfie transportation <br />crossing. The District will perform preventative maintenance cleaning of transportation crossings to <br />remove, accumulated woody debris, litter and other debris that obstruct the entrance of bridges and <br />culverts. Inspections and cleaning will take place to ensure the conveyance capacity of the asset and not <br />its structural integrity or other characteristics. These inspections are not intended to replace inspections <br />or maintenance otherwise mandated by local, state, or federal requirements. <br />To address structural maintenance needs as well as emergency repairs, the District will seek to inform <br />the asset owner and, in some cases, share project costs. These activities will be performed when they <br />support the goals of stormwater conveyance and protection of public safety and real property. <br />The District will not perform aesthetic maintenance activities, including graffiti removal, except under <br />extraordinary circumstances. However, the District will seek to.notify the owner and encourage <br />resolution without direct involvement. At the District's discretion, it may provide water quality or <br />habitat maintenance activities as part of routine cleaning activities. <br />e. Dams <br />For assets classified as dams, the District will be responsible for the inspection and cleaning of the asset <br />to a degree that ensures the conveyance capacity of the dam. The District will remove accumulated <br />trees, brush, litter and.debris that block the cross-section/restrict conveyance of stormwater of the <br />Regional Stormwater System in accordance with level of service standards. Inspections and cleaning will <br />take place to ensure the conveyance capacity of the. asset, rather than its structural integrity or other