Design Aid for Water Quality Detention Basins
Publication: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 15, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper presents a set of pollutant removal efficiency charts that can be used as an aid for quick evaluation of existing, retrofitted or trial-designed dry detention basins. They can also be employed for preliminary sizing of new extended dry detention basins as well as their water quality outlets. These charts are developed using the predetermined numerical solutions to the flow routing and the suspended solids routing equations. The flow routing is based on the hydrologic storage equation, and the pollutant routing procedure is based on the complete-mixing concept and settling of suspended solids under turbulent conditions. A finite difference scheme is used to solve these equations. The basic mathematical model is verified by using a set of published experimental data. The equations are then written and solved numerically in terms of a set of dimensionless variables. The solutions thus obtained are generalized using the principle of hydraulic similarity and presented in chart form. Dry detention basins having orifice-type water quality outlets are considered. Different shapes of inflow hydrographs and nonuniform runoff pollutant concentrations are allowed in the model.
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Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 15 • Issue 1 • January 2010
Pages: 39 - 48
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Received: Jul 16, 2008
Accepted: May 22, 2009
Published online: Dec 15, 2009
Published in print: Jan 2010
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