Abstract: Storm water management models using the kinematic wave (KW) approach require the conversion of a natural watershed to its equivalent rectangular cascading plane. AKW cascading plane is specified by the plane’s area, width, ...

Abstract: The rational method is derived as a special case of kinematic wave flow. The definition of runoff coefficient is expanded from the peak-based to volume-based ratio between runoff hydrograph and rainfall hyetograph. The new ...

Abstract: The percentage of storm-water runoff volume, or of the number of runoff events captured is a key factor when designing storm-water quality control facilities. Design criteria originally developed for sizing flood control ...

Abstract: A storm-water quality control system consists of trickle channels and water quality control basins (WQCB). To be economical, a WQCB is often designed to capture rainfall events smaller than extreme events. In current ...

Abstract: Wind effects on a rain gauge can cause a significant underestimation of rainfall depths and contribute to the inconsistency in rainfall data. To reconstruct rainfall data requires a consistent method to quantify the ...

Abstract: This paper summarizes the methodology and procedure used in an optimization and statistics computer model developed for determining the water quality capture volume (WQCV) for storm water best management practices (BMP) ...

Abstract: Porous basins have been recommended for stormwater onsite infiltration and filtering purposes. The effectiveness of a porous basin is often evaluated by its long-term storm runoff capture rate. The key factors for estimating ...

Abstract: Efforts under stormwater best management practices have led to low-impact development (LID) concepts for innovative stormwater designs. The key issue involved in the revolution of stormwater management from quantity to ...