Randomness and Stochastic Modeling of Combined Sewer Overflows

Abstract

AbstractThis study presents a modeling framework to estimate the phosphorus load from combined sewer overflows (CSOs). Surprisingly, CSO discharge volumes at this site were nearly random and poorly correlated with rainfall. Rainfall was a good predictor ...Practical ApplicationsMost models to quantify combined sewer overflow pollution are deterministic [e.g., stormwater management model (SWMM)]. Any given set of model inputs (e.g., rainfall, land use, pipe configuration, etc.) always produces the same ...