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Practices in Detention of Urban Stormwater Runoff.

PB234554

Publication Date	1974
Personal Author	Poertner, H. G.
Page Count	206
Abstract	On-site detention of runoff was investigated as an alternative to other methods of urban stormwater runoff management. It was found that this method, which involves collecting excess runoff before it enters the sewer system, can often be applied as an effective and economical means of reducing peak runoff flow rates to lessen or eliminate problems of flooding, pollution, soil erosion and siltation. The captured runoff sometimes can be used to augment water supplies for potable or non-potable uses, and the detention facilities can be designed to serve multiple-purpose uses, especially recreation. The use of on-site detention facilities has been given emphasis in those urban areas where flooding is a frequent problem. A 1972 survey of selected local jurisdictions in urban areas of the United States and Canada revealed that more than 1,400 facilities were operational in about 100 local jurisdictions reporting applications.
Keywords	Surface water runoff Reservoirs Water storage Urban areas Surface drainage Flood control Storm sewers Design standards Storms Hydrology Erosion control Water pollution control Silts Surveys Storm water runoff
Source Agency	Invalid Source Agency Code
NTIS Subject Category	48G - Hydrology & Limnology 68D - Water Pollution & Control 91A - Environmental Management & Planning
Corporate Authors	Poertner (Herbert G.), Bolingbrook, Ill.; American Public Works Association, Chicago, Ill. Research Foundation.; Office of Water Resources Research, Washington, D.C.
Supplemental Notes	Also pub. as American Public Works Association, Ill. Research Foundation, Special report no. 43.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197422
Contract Number	DI-14-31-0001-3722

Practices in Detention of Urban Stormwater Runoff.

Practices in Detention of Urban Stormwater Runoff.
PB234554

Publication Date	1974
Personal Author	Poertner, H. G.
Page Count	206
Abstract	On-site detention of runoff was investigated as an alternative to other methods of urban stormwater runoff management. It was found that this method, which involves collecting excess runoff before it enters the sewer system, can often be applied as an effective and economical means of reducing peak runoff flow rates to lessen or eliminate problems of flooding, pollution, soil erosion and siltation. The captured runoff sometimes can be used to augment water supplies for potable or non-potable uses, and the detention facilities can be designed to serve multiple-purpose uses, especially recreation. The use of on-site detention facilities has been given emphasis in those urban areas where flooding is a frequent problem. A 1972 survey of selected local jurisdictions in urban areas of the United States and Canada revealed that more than 1,400 facilities were operational in about 100 local jurisdictions reporting applications.
Keywords	Surface water runoff Reservoirs Water storage Urban areas Surface drainage Flood control Storm sewers Design standards Storms Hydrology Erosion control Water pollution control Silts Surveys Storm water runoff
Source Agency	Invalid Source Agency Code
NTIS Subject Category	48G - Hydrology & Limnology 68D - Water Pollution & Control 91A - Environmental Management & Planning
Corporate Authors	Poertner (Herbert G.), Bolingbrook, Ill.; American Public Works Association, Chicago, Ill. Research Foundation.; Office of Water Resources Research, Washington, D.C.
Supplemental Notes	Also pub. as American Public Works Association, Ill. Research Foundation, Special report no. 43.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197422
Contract Number	DI-14-31-0001-3722