Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment
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EISSN:2379-6111|ISSN:|Disc:The Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment presents activity and research developments in water issues, challenges, and opportunities throughout the developed landscape. The scope covers sustainable stormwater management and broader water systems interactions. Subjects include urban stormwater quantity, quality, hydrology, characterization, treatability, and impacts; water harvesting; urban water ecosystem services; sustainable urban watershed management; urban streams; combined sewer overflow/stormwater interactions; urban energy/water interactions; lifecycle analysis; and related policy, implementation, and economics. All papers are encouraged to have design or regulatory implications that are applicable to moving the profession forward|Priority:4|Publisher:American Society of Civil Engineers|
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Occurrence and Concentration of 6 Metals and 28 Organic Micropollutants in the Forebays of Bioretention Facilities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Pollutant loads in urban runoff from anthropogenic sources contribute to degradation of downstream waters. Cities are turning toward green infrastructure to manage urban stormwater. Bioretention is popular as green ... -
Modeling the Resilience Performance of Houston’s Wastewater Treatment Plant under Wet Weather Conditions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)With increasing severity of wet weather events due to a changing climate, many municipal wastewater treatment plants are grappling with challenges in maintaining effective flow and effluent management. Compounded by aging ... -
Maintaining Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Urban and Rural Vermont: Municipal Maintenance Capacity, Aesthetics, and Connections to Stormwater Policy
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Tasked with the implementation of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) to address water quantity and quality issues, municipalities face challenges regarding the function of stormwater projects and perceptions surrounding ... -
LiDAR and Multispectral Sensing for Monitoring SMPs: A Review of Current Applications and Future Opportunities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and multispectral images are rapidly emerging technologies that hold a great deal of promise for the field of civil engineering, particularly stormwater management. Stormwater management ... -
Effects of Bioretention Soil Mixtures on Metal Speciation and Toxicity to Aquatic Communities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Heavy metal concentrations in stormwater runoff are regulated and monitored because these pollutants can be toxic to aquatic communities. When evaluating stormwater toxicity to aquatic organisms, a heavy metal’s bioavailability ... -
Disposition of Uranium and Other Heavy Metals in the Groundwater in the Baran District of Rajasthan, India
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)People are vulnerable to chemical and radiological risks when consuming water tainted with heavy metals. Because many people living in the Baran district of Rajasthan, India, rely on groundwater for drinking, they are more ... -
Characterizing Stormwater Basin Conditions Using Tracked BMP Inspection and Rating Reports from the Virginia Department of Transportation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Studies have rarely used stormwater best management practice (BMP) condition rating data to quantify changes in condition ratings and characterize condition issues, making it challenging to implement proactive maintenance ... -
Characterization of Nitrogen Discharge from Extensive Sedum Green Roofs with Multiple Amending Designs and Materials
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Green roofs are effective stormwater control measures for mitigating urban hydrology; however, their potential to manage nutrient discharges has not been consistently documented. Thirty-two pilot scale newly constructed ... -
Phosphorus Recovery from Synthetic Stormwater Using Iron- and Slag-Amended Green Infrastructure Soils
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The demand for phosphorus (P), fueled by the need for fertilizers to increase food production due to the ever-increasing population, is increasing P in the environment and diminishing global reserves of this nonrenewable ... -
Green Infrastructure in Series to Treat Stormwater Runoff from a Highway Overpass
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is effective at capturing and treating runoff from impervious traffic areas, including roadways, parking lots, and pedestrian walkways; however, its application in treating highway or ... -
The Past, Present, and Future of Wastewater Management in Alabama’s Black Belt
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The Alabama Black Belt was originally named for its dark, fertile topsoil, which was well suited for growing cotton, and in the early 1800s was once one of the most prosperous regions of the United States. Currently home ... -
Nitrogen Removal in Bioretention Systems with Hydraulic Outlet Controls
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Nitrogen pollution in stormwater runoff is among the most difficult to mitigate via bioretention, particularly for dissolved species like NO3−-NO2− (NOx). Bioretention soil mix (BSM) amended with compost often leaches ... -
Effects of Postprocessing Decisions on Flow-Weighted Event Mean Concentrations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The sensitivity of an industry-defining stormwater quality metric, the flow-weighted event mean concentration (EMC), to nonstandardized calculation protocols was evaluated. Our objective was to explicate quantitative methods ... -
Relationship between Groundwater Nitrate Concentration and Density of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems: Role of Soil Parent Material and Impact on Pollution Risk
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Nitrate (NO3−) pollution from onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS) is a concern in coastal communities that rely on groundwater for drinking water because of health risks associated with high levels of NO3− and the ... -
Disconnect between Capture Areas and Stormwater Runoff: A Pre- and Postinstallation Model of Two Stormwater Control Measures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Overland runoff was modeled before and after the installation of two stormwater control measures (SCMs) in a 23-ha urban catchment. The location of adjacent SCMs, a berm and bioswales, on the same hillslope provided an ... -
Quantitative Analysis of the Water Budget of a Rain Garden in Pennsylvania
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Stormwater control measures (SCMs), such as rain gardens, aim to restore the hydrologic cycle impacted by development. Development increases runoff and reduces infiltration, groundwater replenishment, and evapotranspiration ... -
Hydrologic Performance of Vegetated Compost Blankets for Highway Stormwater Management
(ASCE, 2024/08/01)In an attempt to reduce the impacts of stormwater, stakeholders are exploring ways to improve the performance of existing stormwater control measures adjacent to highways, including vegetated filter strips (VFSs). This ... -
A Synthesis of Climate Change Impacts on Stormwater Management Systems: Designing for Resiliency and Future Challenges
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Climate change is projected to alter rainfall patterns in many parts of the US and around the world, highlighting the importance of stormwater management systems within resiliency efforts. Stormwater systems typically are ... -
Performance Assessment of Stormwater Management Infrastructures in a Parking Lot near Montreal, Canada
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Stormwater control measures, including green and gray infrastructures, are increasingly used to enhance the level of sustainability of conventional drainage networks in managing rainfall-induced runoff. This paper studies ... -
Real-Time Control and Bioretention: Implications for Hydrology
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Bioretention practices have been developed to restore natural hydrologic regimes by reducing runoff volume and mitigating the peak flows of urban runoff. This is critical as cities encounter more extreme weather and their ...