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Apr 26, 2012
Modeling a Bioinfiltration BMP
Authors: William Heasom and Robert G. Traver, Ph.D.Author Affiliations
Publication: World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2003
Abstract
An existing traffic island at Villanova University was retrofitted to become a bioinfiltration BMP serving a drainage area of 0.526 hectare (1.3 acres), one-half of which is impervious parking and roadway area. Designed to infiltrate over 80% of the yearly rainfall, the facility will mitigate the delivery of nonpoint source pollution and streambank-eroding surges to Darby Creek downstream This paper presents a model for the BMP system which uses the Green-Ampt method combined with a kinematic wave approach to predict runoff volume and timing. The model's predictions are compared with the observed behavior of the system.
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World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2003
Pages: 1 - 11
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© 2003 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Best Management Practices (BMPs)
- Colleges and universities
- Construction engineering
- Construction methods
- Education
- Engineering fundamentals
- Environmental engineering
- Fluid dynamics
- Fluid mechanics
- Geology
- Geotechnical engineering
- Hydrologic engineering
- Hydrology
- Infiltration
- Islands
- Kinematic waves
- Models (by type)
- Practice and Profession
- Rehabilitation
- Stormwater management
- Traffic models
- Water and water resources
- Water management
- Water policy
- Water resources
- Water treatment
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William Heasom
P.E.
Down to Earth Design, 2505 Tirjan Ave., Quakertown, PA, 18951
Robert G. Traver, Ph.D.
P.E.
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA 19085
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