Stormwater Management for Smart Growth

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XV

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2. Introduction

   Pages 1-10

3. Water Quality Parameters

   Pages 12-36

4. Statistical Methods for Data Analysis

   Pages 37-62

5. Stormwater Hydrology

   Pages 63-104

6. Introduction to Modeling

   Pages 105-129

7. Stormwater Quality

   Pages 131-173

8. Improvement of Stormwater Quality

   Pages 175-184

9. Storage And Flow Control

   Pages 185-224

10. Vegetative Control Methods

    Pages 225-269

11. Traps, Basins, and Filters

    Pages 272-302

12. Wetlands

    Pages 303-336

13. Low Impact Development

    Pages 337-357

14. Back Matter

    Pages 359-368

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Land development to support population increases and shifts requires changes to the hydrologic cycle. Increased impervious area results in greater volumes of runoff, higher flow velocities, and increased pollutant fluxes to local waterways. As we learn more about the negative impacts of these outcomes, it becomes more important to develop and manage land in a smart manner that reduces these impacts. This text provides the reader with background information on hydrology and water quality issues that are necessary to understand many of the environmental problems associated with land development and growth. The variability of runoff" flows and pollutant concentrations, however, makes the performance of simple technologies erratic and predicting and modeling their performance difficult. Chapters on statistics and modeling are included to provide the proper background and tools. The latter chapters of the text cover many of the different technologies that can be employed to address runoff flows and improve water quality. These chapters take a design approach with specific examples provided for many of the management practices. A number of methods are currently available for addressing the problems associated with stormwater runoff quality from urban areas; more continue to be developed as research is advanced and interest in this subject continues to surge. Traditionally, techniques for the improvement of runoff quality were borrowed applications from water and wastewater treatment, such as large sedimentation ponds Recently, increased interest has been placed on using natural systems to improve water quality.

• Stormwater
• hydrology
• pollution
• pollution control
• water
• water management
• water policy
• water quality and water pollution

• Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park

  Allen P. Davis, Richard H. McCuen

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