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Evaluating Urban Pollutant Buildup/Wash-Off Models Using a Madison, Wisconsin Catchment
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Buildup/wash-off (BUWO) models are widely used to estimate pollutant export from urban and suburban watersheds. Here, we propose that the mass of washed-off particulate during a storm event is insensitive to the time between ...
New Paradigm for Sizing Riparian Buffers to Reduce Risks of Polluted Storm Water: Practical Synthesis
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Riparian buffers are commonly promoted to protect stream water quality. A common conceptual assumption is that buffers “intercept” and treat upland runoff. As a shift in paradigm, it is proposed instead that riparian buffers ...