Hydrologic Performance Monitoring of an Underdrained Low-Impact Development Storm-Water Management System
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 136, Issue 5
Abstract
The use of low-impact development (LID) storm-water management facilities will grow with gains in understanding of their performance based on field tests. An innovative flow measurement system was designed and tested for monitoring of an interconnected system of underdrained LID components forming a site management strategy. Pressure transducers housed in stilling wells provided in-line flow measurements in pipes connecting the LID components. A combination of laboratory experiments, field measurements, and computer simulations was used to calibrate the flow measurement system to translate depth measurements to estimates of flow. The monitoring system is well suited for high-resolution temporal monitoring and provides important information for evaluating LID component performance. The measurement system is limited to open-channel flow, but calculations indicate that surcharge conditions are expected to occur at the case study site only under conditions more extreme than the 100-year storm event.
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Acknowledgments
All monitoring equipment was purchased and installed on the study site by Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. (WSSI), owner and operator of the site. M. Rolband, K. Stanforth, and C. Yuan of WSSI provided valuable technical advice and assistance. The first writer was supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship while a graduate student at Michigan Technological University (MTU). Additional funding for this project was provided by MTU and the Michigan Stormwater-Floodplain Association. R. Fritz and C. Wojick of MTU provided technical support for the laboratory studies. Suggestions by T. Lehrer of Emerson Process Management are also appreciated. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are solely those of the writers.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 136 • Issue 5 • May 2010
Pages: 333 - 339
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© 2010 ASCE.
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Received: Jan 29, 2009
Accepted: Sep 11, 2009
Published online: Sep 14, 2009
Published in print: May 2010
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