Hydrologically Optimizing Stormwater Quality Facilities

by Ben Urbonas, Urban Drainage and Flood Control, District, United States,
L. Scott Tucker, Urban Drainage and Flood Control, District, United States,
James C. Y. Guo, Urban Drainage and Flood Control, District, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Legal, Institutional, Financial and Environmental Aspects of Water Issues

Abstract:

There exists a need to develop a method for the sizing of urban stormwater runoff capture volume for water quality enhancement purposes. This paper describes a method that utilizes hydrologic principles for optimizing such a volume in terms of the storm events and storm runoff volume being captured. The applicability of the method is illustrated using a 40 year hourly rainfall record collected at the Denver Raingage.

Subject Headings: Water quality | Runoff | Stormwater management | Municipal water | Rainfall-runoff relationships | Rain water | Hydrology | Denver | Colorado | United States

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