A grassy, vegetative swale might be lined with cool-season native meadow grasses such as sedges (Carex species) or rushes (Juncus species) that thrive with winter moisture and go dormant over the ...

In October 2014, the city suspended the program and began trying to clean out swales and ditches using city crews, a tractor and a large vacuum truck that cost $360,000 to remove vegetative debris ...