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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458187003321

Titolo

BMP technology in urban watersheds [[electronic resource] ] : current and future directions / / edited by Richard Field ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Va., : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2006

ISBN

0-7844-7166-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (333 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FieldRichard <1939->

Disciplina

628/.21

Soggetti

Storm sewers

Urban runoff - United States - Management

Watershed management - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowlegements""; ""Chapter 1 U.S. EPA's Urban Watershed Research Program in BMPs and Restoration for Water Quality Improvement""; ""Chapter 2 Milwaukee's Integrated Approach, A Watershed Moment""; ""Chapter 3 Integrated Approach to Urban Stormwater Management""; ""Chapter 4 Best Management Practices (BMPs) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Programs""; ""Chapter 5 BMPs in the Heartland: An Institutional Framework for Stormwater Management""; ""Introduction""; ""Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area""; ""Chapter 6 Coarse Solids Management""

""Chapter 7 Coarse Solids Management 2""""Introduction""; ""The Florida Study""; ""Media Filtration to Remove Solids and Associated Pollutants from Stormwater Runoff""; ""The Caltran Study""; ""Chapter 8 Performance of BMPs""; ""Sampling Issues and Meeting Sampling Protocol Requirements for BMP Performance Verification in the State of Washington""; ""Monitoring Data on Effectiveness of Sediment Control Techniques""; ""Performance and Design of Vegetated BMPs in the Highway Environment""; ""Evaluating Bioretention Areas from Two Field Sites in North Carolina""

""Chapter 9 BMP Modeling Techniques""""Modeling Concepts for BMP/LID Simulation""; ""Hydrologic Characteristics Simulation for BMP Performance Evaluation""; ""Modeling Effectiveness of Bioretention Cells



for Control of Stormwater Quantity and Quality""; ""A Comprehensive Approach to Engineering LID BMPs: Bioretention Facilities""; ""A Comprehensive Approach to Engineering LID BMPs: Biofiltration Swales""; ""Chapter 10 BMP Technology in Pacific Region""; ""Optimal Best Management Practices (BMPs) Placement Models""

""To Improve the Quality of Urban Water Environment in China: Technolog Demonstration Projects""""Nonpoint Pollution Control for the Xili Reservoir in Shenzhen, China""; ""Chapter 11 Low Impact Development (LID) BMP Technology: Planning Tools""; ""Introduction""; ""BMP Model for Low-Impact Development""; ""A Planning Tool for BMP Implementation at Watershed Scale""; ""Index""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""About the Editors""