Guidance for Improving Monitoring and Analysis Methods for Stormwater-borne Solids
Author: Elizabeth M. Kidner
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13:
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Improved Protocol for Classification and Analysis of Stormwater-Borne Solids
Author: Larry A. Roesner
Publisher: IWA Publishing
Published: 2007-12-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781843397762
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA large portion of impaired waterways are located in or near urban areas and are adversely influenced by stormwater-borne solids. The solids have negative impacts on receiving water systems including loss of aquatic habitat, channel instability, and the transport of harmful pollutants potentially hazardous to human and ecosystem health. The current methods for sampling, handling, and analyzing stormwater solids don’t lead to a good understanding of these effects on receiving waters. The purpose of the study is to develop a draft protocol addressing sampling, analysis, and reporting practices to examine stormwater-borne solids in order to improve assessment and monitoring protocols. Current accepted practices for characterizing stormwater-borne solids are critically analyzed and revised. Common definitions and standardized monitoring procedures are recommended in this report to aid in understanding solid impacts and selection of stormwater best management practices. Stormwater solids can first be classified based on size into dissolved, fine, coarse and Gross Solids. These solids can further be classified as settleable or suspended by allowing a settling time in the analytical procedure. Obtaining a representative sample in the field is one of the biggest challenges in characterizing stormwater-borne solids because of temporal, geographic, and spatial variations. An outline for developing a monitoring plan for fine solids and Gross Solids is described.
Water Environment & Technology
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Published: 2007-07
Total Pages: 828
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Author: Environmental and Water Resources Institute (U.S.). Gross Solids Technical Committee
Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780784410660
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGross solids are litter, trash, leaves, and large coarse sediments that travel, either as floating debris or bed loads, in stormwater conveyance systems. Traditional monitoring programs, which were designed to determine the effectiveness of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for reducing stormwater pollution, have relied on autosamplers that ineffectively sample gross solids. These large pollutants can have a harmful impact on the environment. The goal of Guideline for Monitoring Stormwater Gross Solids is to standardize data collection procedures and laboratory protocols used in evaluating the removal of gross solids. Three levels of monitoring procedures are analyzed throughout this report: screening evaluation, performance evaluation, and research and design. This book will be useful to engineers and professionals involved in stormwater management.
Stormwater Monitoring
Author: Rebecca Kauten
Publisher:
Published: 2015-06-15
Total Pages: 77
ISBN-13: 9780984759316
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat are the best methods to monitor surface water quality? The author guides the reader to better understand the most efficient, accurate testing & monitoring methods, based on her years of experience. Topics include toxicity, Clean Water Act and NPDES requirements, MS4 minimum control measures, water assessments, data collection, equipment, and building a monitoring plan.--Publisher.
Gross Pollutant Traps to Enhance Water Quality in Malaysia
Author: AP Dr. Mohd Ahmed Hafez
Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
Published: 2019-10-17
Total Pages: 87
ISBN-13: 154375371X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor years, the lands in Cameron Highland have been opened and leveled for agricultural farming and intensive crop production. The overall agricultural coverage is relatively small and is mostly done on steep slopes. The high usage of fertilizer and pesticides by local farmers, accompanied by the increase in the frequency of major storm events had given rise to high levels of soil erosion and environmental pollution. In this study, a guideline has been stablished to be used by the local authorities and farmers to conserve soil, protect the natural waterways and the surrounding environments from man-made pollutions.
Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2000-02-17
Total Pages: 569
ISBN-13: 0309172683
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1997, New York City adopted a mammoth watershed agreement to protect its drinking water and avoid filtration of its large upstate surface water supply. Shortly thereafter, the NRC began an analysis of the agreement's scientific validity. The resulting book finds New York City's watershed agreement to be a good template for proactive watershed management that, if properly implemented, will maintain high water quality. However, it cautions that the agreement is not a guarantee of permanent filtration avoidance because of changing regulations, uncertainties regarding pollution sources, advances in treatment technologies, and natural variations in watershed conditions. The book recommends that New York City place its highest priority on pathogenic microorganisms in the watershed and direct its resources toward improving methods for detecting pathogens, understanding pathogen transport and fate, and demonstrating that best management practices will remove pathogens. Other recommendations, which are broadly applicable to surface water supplies across the country, target buffer zones, stormwater management, water quality monitoring, and effluent trading.
Urban Stormwater Management in the United States
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2009-03-17
Total Pages: 611
ISBN-13: 0309125391
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe rapid conversion of land to urban and suburban areas has profoundly altered how water flows during and following storm events, putting higher volumes of water and more pollutants into the nation's rivers, lakes, and estuaries. These changes have degraded water quality and habitat in virtually every urban stream system. The Clean Water Act regulatory framework for addressing sewage and industrial wastes is not well suited to the more difficult problem of stormwater discharges. This book calls for an entirely new permitting structure that would put authority and accountability for stormwater discharges at the municipal level. A number of additional actions, such as conserving natural areas, reducing hard surface cover (e.g., roads and parking lots), and retrofitting urban areas with features that hold and treat stormwater, are recommended.
Storm Water Management for Construction Activities
Author: US EPA
Publisher: CRC-Press
Published: 1993-06-28
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis guide shows you how to develop and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan specifically designed for your construction site. It should answer any questions you have regarding the NPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Construction Activities that are classified as "Associated with Industrial Activity" (referred to as EPA's Baseline Construction General Permit). Step-by-step guidelines and checklists walk you through the process of setting up your plan, which makes the book invaluable for consultants, regulators, and construction managers and engineers.
