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Title Urban runoff quality management / prepared by a joint task force of the Water Environment Federation and the American Society of Civil Engineers ; under the direction of the WEF Water Quality and Ecology Subcommittee of the Technical Practice Committee and the Urban Water Resources Research Council of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Published Alexandria, VA : WEF ; Reston, VA : ASCE, 1998

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Description xxvi, 259 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Series ASCE manual and report on engineering practice ; no. 87
WEF manual of practice ; no. 23
ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; no. 87
Manual of practice ; no. 23
Contents 1. Introduction to Urban Runoff. Material Addressed in This Manual. Definitions of Terms. Studies of Nonpoint Source Pollution and Regulatory Background. Hydrological Characteristics of Urban Stormwater Runoff. Constituents in Urban Stormwater Runoff. Lessons Learned from Previous Water Quality Monitoring. Effects of Urbanization on Receiving Environments. Evolving Issues. Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment -- 2. Developing Municipal Stormwater Management Programs. Establishing Stormwater Management Objectives. Assessing Existing Conditions. Establishing a Management Program Framework. Selecting Management Practices. Implementing the Program. Evaluating Effectiveness -- 3. Monitoring, Modeling, and Performance Auditing. Monitoring. Physical, Chemical, and Biological/Ecological Measurements. Modeling. Receiving Water Models. Best Management Practice Data Reporting and Monitoring -- 4. Source Controls. General Guidance for Selection of Stormwater Best Management Practices. Public Education and Participation. Land-Use Planning and Management. Housekeeping Practices. Safer Alternative Products. Material Storage Control. Vehicle-Use Reduction. Storm Drain System Signs. Household Hazardous Waste Collection. Used Oil Recycling. Vehicle Spill Control. Aboveground Tank Spill Control. Illegal Dumping Control. Street Cleaning. Catch Basin Cleaning. Vegetation Controls. Storm Drain Flushing. Roadway and Bridge Maintenance. Detention and Infiltration Device Maintenance. Storm Channel and Creek Maintenance. Illicit Connection Prevention. Illicit Connection - Detection and Removal. Leaking Sanitary Sewer Control -- 5. Selection and Design of Passive Treatment Controls. Hydrology for the Management of Stormwater Quality. Selection of Treatment Control Best Management Practices. Maintenance of Treatment Controls. Vegetated Swales and Filter Strips. Stormwater Infiltration and Percolation. Extended Detention (Dry) Basins. Retention Ponds (Wet). Constructed Wetlands. Media Filtration. Oil and Water Separators
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Urban runoff -- Management.
Water quality management.
Author American Society of Civil Engineers.
Water Environment Federation.
LC no. 96021244
ISBN 0784401748 (ASCE)
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