Title: Forum: Urban storm water management: quantity and quality

Authors: Chin Y. Kuo

Addresses: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio 44115, USA

Abstract: A watershed can experience extra stresses due to the activities of urbanisation such as new land developments. This brief Forum paper raises two matters for discussion concerning best management prectices (BMPs) in this area: firstly, that it would be beneficial to have more continuous monitoring programs put in place to test and document the effectiveness of various BMPs in various regions; and secondly, that maintenance work must be given priority to ensure that all installed BMPs function well as they are supposed to be.

Keywords: storm water management; water quality; water pollution; urban storm water; maintenance engineering; best practice; best management practices; urban development; land development; environmental impact; watersheds.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEE.2011.039532

International Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2011 Vol.3 No.2, pp.205 - 206

Published online: 25 Apr 2015 *

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