Operation of a Real-Time Warning System for Debris Flows in the San Francisco Bay Area, California
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Weather Service (NWS) have developed an operational warning system for debris flows during severe rainstorms in the San Francisco...
North Central Texas Municipalities Address the NPDES Stormwater Regulations Through Regional Coordination
Using Simple Models to Evaluate Complex Storm Effects
Sizing Stormwater Detention Reservoirs to Reduce Peak Flows
Sensitivity of HMR-51/52/PMP-Based Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) to Basin Lag and Land Use
Design Storms for Emergency Spillways of SWM Ponds
Floods in Bangladesh
The Landfall of Hurricane Hugo
A Numerical Simulation Approach to Estimating Disposal Site Stability
Empirical Simulation of Future Hurricane Storm Histories as a Tool in Engineering and Economic Analysis
Although the database of past storm occurrences and their detailed histories and geometries at or near a site is essential to planning safe and cost-effective future engineering operations...
Estimation of Wind Fields for Coastal Modeling
Wind is an essential driving force for waves, circulation, and storm surge in coastal and estuarine areas. As with other horizontally 2-dimensional models, Corps of Engineers' (CE) numerical...
Targeting of AgI in a Utah Winter Orographic Storm
A cooperative research program among the Utah Division of Water Resources, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Bureau of Reclamation has investigated targeting...
Results from a Long-Term Winter Cloud Seeding Program in Utah
An operational wintertime cloud seeding program has been conducted in portions of Utah since 1974. North American Weather Consultants (NAWC) has conducted this program for a consortium...
Jefferson Parish Storm Water Management
Jefferson Parish has been identified as an urban area requiring a municipal storm water NPDES permit. Jefferson is now in the progress of completing its Part 1 permit applications and...
Calibration and Validation of the Storm Water Management Model to the Providence Area Combined Sewer System
This paper exemplifies the calibration and validation of the EPA Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) to one drainage area within the Providence (RI) area combined sewer overflow system....
Ongoing Monitoring Results Pilot Stormwater Disposal Facilities, Pierce County, Washington
The three stormwater disposal facilities evaluated appeared to increase in pollutant removal effectiveness after approximately 4 to 5 months of operation. This may be due to the deposition...
Norfolk Uses a GIS to Satisfy its Stormwater Management Information Needs
The key component of stormwater management is to obtain a good understanding of the data describing the system so that regulatory, maintenance, and capital decisions concerning the system...
Urban Storm Drainage Design Hydraulic Principles
Chapter 6 of the manual on Design and Construction of Urban Storm Water Management Systems discusses the hydraulic principles and equations under which drainage system structures must...
Mission Bay Park, San Diego Sewage Interceptor System
Mission Bay Park is a major aquatic facility located in, and operated by, the City of San Diego. In response to sewer related pollution problems, the City of San Diego has embarked on...
Analysis of 1989 Floods in Harris County, Texas
On May 17 and 18, 1989, a severe thunderstorm stalled over Harris County, Texas, producing over fourteen inches of rain in a twenty-one hour period. Slightly more than one month later...
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