Wet-Weather Flow in the Urban Watershed: Technology and Management

by Richard Field (Editor), Daniel Sullivan (Editor)

Overview

According to the National Resources Defense Council, stormwater runoff rivals or exceeds discharges from factories and sewage plants as a source of pollution throughout the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency identifies urban stormwaters as the second largest source of water quality damage in estuaries and a significant contributor t

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040205846
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	08/27/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Richard Field, Daniel Sullivan

Table of Contents

Management of Wet-Weather Flow in the Urban Watershed. The Physical and Chemical Nature of Urban Stormwater Runoff Pollutants. National Stormwater Runoff Pollution Database. SLAMM, the Source Loading and Management Model. Emerging Stormwater Controls for Critical Source Areas. Treatment of Stormwater Runoff from Urban Areas. Management of Sewer Sediments. Management of Wet-Weather Flow Solids. Beneficial Use of Urban Stormwater. Low Impact Development: An Ecologically Sensitive Alternative. Low Impact Development: Hydrologic Analysis. Geomorphic Considerations in Stream Protection. Geomorphic Considerations in Stream Restoration.

Editorial Reviews

Drawing primarily on seminars presented by international specialists to professionals interested in urban wet-weather flow management, held at the US Environmental Protection Agency in Edison, New Jersey. The 13 studies recognize the growing awareness of marginal pollution caused by uncontrolled overflows in and from cities, and the almost certainly impending regulations concerning storm-flow pollution at the local and national levels. They consider the nature and extent of the problem, approaches to improving existing sewer and drainage systems, and development to avoid the problem in the first place. One looks at the beneficial use of urban stormwater. The target readers are municipal engineers, consultants, and academics, though the treatment is not too sophisticated for citizens with some general science background. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

"…it provides a worthwhile insight into the state-of-the-art in control of rain-water runoff in the USA EPA."
Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung Vol. 50, No. 1, Feb. 2006

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