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10.5 Stormwater Management (m38820)
Author: Martin Jaffe
Keywords: Ambient Water Quality, Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs), Combined Sewer Systems, “First Flush” Phenomenon, Green Roof, Hydrology, Low Impact Development, Native Vegetation, Non-Point Source, “Peaky” Waterways, Point Source, Pollution Prevention, Rain Barrel, Stormwater Runoff, Swales, Watershed
Summary: This section reviews some of the complex issues of urban stormwater management. It first examines the hydrological issues. After describing the conventional approaches to urban stormwater management, the final section provides an overview of various “sustainable” strategies, especially the use of “green infrastructure,” that can be considered to reduce the ... stormwater runoff.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 58.10%
Revised: 2011-07-26
Revisions: 2
Sustainable Stormwater Management (m42716)
Author: Martin Jaffe
Keywords: Ambient Water Quality, Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs), Combined Sewer Systems, “First Flush” Phenomenon, Green Roof, Hydrology, Low Impact Development, Native Vegetation, Non-Point Source, “Peaky” Waterways, Point Source, Pollution Prevention, Rain Barrel, Stormwater Runoff, Swales, Watershed
Summary: In this module, the following topics will be covered: 1) the affects of stormwater runoff on water quality in urban watersheds; 2) the management of stormwater in the United States; and 3) some techniques that have been developed to address the water pollution and flood risks associated with urban stormwater runoff.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 70.58%
Revised: 2012-07-05
Revisions: 2
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