Research Article
Apr 1978
Storage-Treatment Mixes for Stormwater Control
Authors: James P. Heaney, AM.ASCE, Stephan J. Nix, and Michael P. Murphy, AM.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division
Volume 104, Issue 4
Abstract
A methodology to estimate the cost of controlling pollution from urban storm related discharges is presented. This procedure was used to assess pollution from combined sewer overflows and stormwater runoff for each of the 248 urbanized areas in the United States and for a similar assessment in Ontario. Generalized predictive equations are developed, to determine the optimal combination of storage and treatment for a set of assumed costs, based on relatively intensive studies of five cities: Atlanta, Denver, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Washington. The first section describes the available storage-treatment options—their costs and effectiveness. Then, the production functions relating pollution control to storage and treatment are described. The solution to the problem of finding the optimal mix of storage and treatment for any level of control is presented next. Lastly, a sample application to a hypothetical United States city of 1,000,000 is shown to illustrate the methodology.
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Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division
Volume 104 • Issue 4 • April 1978
Pages: 581 - 592
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© 1978 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Apr 1978
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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James P. Heaney, AM.ASCE
Assoc. Prof. of Environmental Engrg. Scis., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
Stephan J. Nix
Grad. Research Asst., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
Michael P. Murphy, AM.ASCE
Environmental Engr., William M. Bishop Consulting Engrs., Inc., Tallahassee, Fla.
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