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Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment
EISSN: 2379-6111
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Priority: 4
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Description: 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 wa More ...
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RISModeling Soil Matrix Hydraulic Properties for Variably-Saturated Hydrologic Analysis
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This article presents a method to estimate soil matrix hydraulic properties to be used for variably-saturated hydrologic analysis, such as rainfall/runoff and stormwater management analyses, among others. The methods are ...
Vegetation and Media Characteristics of an Effective Bioretention Cell
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A seven-year-old bioretention cell in Silver Spring, Maryland was surveyed for vegetation and media characteristics 11 months after last maintenance. Volunteer plants constituted more than half of the cell vegetation.
Rainwater Collection and Management from Roofs at the Edison Environmental Center
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In the past, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Edison Environmental Center, a 80.9-ha (200-acre) federal-run facility, directed all rainwater from roofed areas to the existing storm water conveyance system. Over the ...
Improved Fog Collection Using Turf Reinforcement Mats
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Impoverished communities are particularly vulnerable to increasing water scarcity. The development of low-cost technologies that improve access to unconventional water sources, such as the freshwater contained in fog, is ...
Enhanced Denitrification in Bioretention Using Woodchips as an Organic Carbon Source
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Bioretention systems fundamentally lack the ability to effectively reduce total nitrogen concentrations from urban stormwater. Column tests were conducted to simulate a bioretention anoxic zone and evaluate the effects of ...
Hydrologic Performance of a Transitioned Infiltration Basin Managing Highway Runoff
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Infiltration basins are widely used stormwater control measures (SCMs) for urban stormwater runoff management. However, these SCMs can experience progressive failure to hydrologically perform as originally designed ...
Assessing the Effects of Bioretention’s Engineered Media Composition and Compaction on Hydraulic Conductivity and Water Holding Capacity
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Bioretention devices are often recognized as stormwater control measures (SCMs) that satisfy green infrastructure or low-impact development (LID) objectives. The hydraulic characteristics of filter media underpin effective ...
Effective Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of an Infiltration-Based Stormwater Control Measure
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Infiltration rates into field soils have a large variability, and a statistical value that represents the overall infiltration in a site is needed. The Green-Ampt equation was used to develop a one-dimensional, multisoil ...
Evaluating the Accuracy of Common Runoff Estimation Methods for New Impervious Hot-Mix Asphalt
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Accurately predicting runoff volume from impervious surfaces for water quality design events is an important step to meet water quality and infiltration design targets for green infrastructure stormwater control measures. ...
Divergent Vegetation Growth Patterns Relative to Bioinfiltration Unit Size and Plant Placement
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In 2009, the U.S. EPA constructed six experimental bioinfiltration units (BUs) at the Edison Environmental Center in Edison, New Jersey. They were designed as two sets of three BUs with drainage area to surface area ratios of