Probabilistic Approach to Estimation of Urban Storm-Water TMDLs: Regulated Catchment
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 136, Issue 9
Abstract
The present work is concerned with the development of a set of tools for the incorporation of various control measures—best management practices into an analytical probabilistic modeling approach for urban storm-water total maximum daily load (TMDL) estimation. Control measures are divided into two major groups—upstream and downstream, each requiring application of separate modeling principles elaborated in this paper. Applying Monte Carlo simulation to the developed set of expressions allows modeling the “end-of-pipe” parameters of urban storm-water discharges (runoff volume, discharge rate, and pollutant load) on an event average basis, as well as the stream parameters downstream of a storm-water discharge outlet. Model application is illustrated for a catchment regulated with an extended detention dry pond. Representative model results are presented, and a range of potential model applications is discussed. The capability to model the behavior of an urban storm-water system with the application of various control measures is the key precondition for the design of an optimal configuration of a water-protective strategy.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 136 • Issue 9 • September 2010
Pages: 627 - 636
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Received: Oct 31, 2007
Accepted: Aug 6, 2009
Published online: Aug 13, 2010
Published in print: Sep 2010
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