World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2020
Analysis of the Effects of Retrofitting Low Impact Developments on Urban Runoff and Pollutant Load
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2020: Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater and Water Desalination and Reuse
ABSTRACT
This study analyzes the effects and financial viability of retrofitting the low impact developments on runoff and pollutant loads for different land use. A105-acre area in the city of North Miami was considered for study. Two priority pollutants, total suspended solids (TSS) and total Kleijdal nitrogen (TKN), were analyzed. Three scenarios were created including pre-developed, developed, and developed areas with low impact development (LID) retrofit. The study was conducted using the storm water management model (SWMM) and national storm water calculator. Design storms of six, 12, and 24-hour rainfall events for 25, 50, and 100-year return periods were considered. Reduction in pollutant load, due to LID, was more than 10%. Proposed LIDs were not successful in completely matching the runoff rate of Scenario 1. Additionally, LIDs proved to be less financially viable, since the capital and maintenance costs came out to be $12 million USD and $17,000 USD, respectively.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this chapter.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This work was funded by University of Nevada, Las Vegas under Top Tier Doctoral Graduate Research Assistantship (TTDGRA) program.
REFERENCES
Boger, A. R., Ahiablame, L., & Beck, D. (2018). Environmental Science Water Research & Technology and swales at treating roadway runoff : a tutorial review, 478–486. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ew00230k
Bortolini, L. (2018). Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Hydrological behaviour of rain gardens and plant suitability : A study in the Veneto plain (north-eastern Italy) conditions. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 34 (August 2017), 121–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2018.06.007
Chow, M. F., Yusop, Z., & Toriman, M. E. (2012). Modelling runoff quantity and quality in tropical urban catchments using Storm Water Management Model. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 9(4), 737–748. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-012-0092-0
Forsee, W. J., & Ahmad, S. (2011). Evaluating Urban Storm-Water Infrastructure Design in Response to Projected Climate Change, 16(November), 865–873. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000383
Leroy, M., Portet-koltalo, F., Legras, M., Lederf, F., Moncond, V., Polaert, I., & Marcotte, S. (2016). Science of the Total Environment Performance of vegetated swales for improving road runoff quality in a moderate traf fi c urban area. Science of the Total Environment, The, 566–567, 113–121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.027
Mcphillips, L. E., & Matsler, A. M. (2018). Temporal Evolution of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Strategies in Three US Cities, 4(May), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2018.00026
Pavers, R. (2003). Using Permeable Eco-Paving to achieve improved Water Quality for Urba Pavements, (October).
Rind, M. A., Ansari, K., Saher, R., Shakya, S., & Ahmad, S. (2018). 2D Hydrodynamic Model for Flood Vulnerability Assessment of Lower Indus River Basin, Pakistan. In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018: Watershed Management, Irrigation and Drainage, and Water Resources Planning and Management - Selected Papers from the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481400.044
Rock, C., & Engineering, W. (2011). 2010 Stormwater Master Plan Update, (March).
Roesner, L. A. (2009). Storm Water Management Model Manual. Usepa, (July)
Saher, R. a. (2019). Analysis of Changes in Surface Energy Fluxes Due to Urbanization in Las Vegas. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2019: Groundwater, Sustainability, Hydro-Climate/Climate Change, and Environmental Engineering (pp. 175-186). Pittsburgh: American Society of Civil Engineers Reston, VA.
Simona, S., Maglionico, M., & Stojkov, I. (2016). A long-term hydrological modelling of an extensive green roof by means of SWMM. Ecological Engineering, 95, 876–887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.07.009
Stagge, J. H., Davis, A. P., Jamil, E., & Kim, H. (2012). Performance of grass swales for improving water quality from highway runoff. Water Research, 46(20), 6731–6742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.02.037
Stephen, H. (2018). Trend Analysis of Las Vegas Land Cover and Temperature Using Remote Sensing. Land, 7(4), 135. https://doi.org/10.3390/land7040135
Stormwater, V.D.E.Q. (2011). ROOFTOP (IMPERVIOUS SURFACE) DISCONNECTION, (1).
Tsihrintzis, V. A. & Hamid, R. (1997). Urban Stormwater Quantity/Quality Modeling using the SCS Method and Empirical Equations. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 33(1), 163-176.
Zhang, S., Guo, Y., & Asce, M. (2015). SWMM Simulation of the Storm Water Volume Control Performance of Permeable Pavement Systems, C(8), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001092
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2020: Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater and Water Desalination and Reuse
Pages: 178 - 190
Editors: Sajjad Ahmad, Ph.D., and Regan Murray, Ph.D.
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8298-8
Copyright
© 2020 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Published online: May 14, 2020
Published in print: May 14, 2020
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.