of master's thesis Author Saara Lehtinen Title of thesis Simulation of stormwater quality in an urban catchment using the Stormwater Management Model (SWMM) Department Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professorship Water Resources Engineering Code of professorship Yhd-12 Thesis supervisor Professor Harri Koivusalo Thesis advisor M.Sc. (Tech.) Gerald Krebs Date 10.11.2014 Number...

Current urban water management practices aim to remove stormwater and wastewater efficiently from urban areas. An alternative approach is to consider stormwater and wastewater as a potential resource substitute for a portion of the water imported via the reticulated supply system. A holistic view of urban water resources provides the framework for the evaluation of the demand for water supply, ...

Stormwater management infrastructure is utilized in urban areas to alleviate flooding caused by decreased landscape permeability from increased impervious surface cover (ISC) construction. In this study, we examined two types of stormwater detention basins, SDB-BMPs (stormwater detention basin-best management practice), and SDB-FCs (stormwater detention basin-flood control). Both are constructe...

Stormwater boxes aspects on verification, simulation and installation In the VINNOVA financed project “Grey-green system solutions for sustainable cities” a holistic approach is applied related to the challenges following as consequences of urbanization and expected climate changes. Solutions taking into account the interaction between green surfaces and grey surfaces are studied. The growing p...

The latest research on stormwater practices and their construction indicates that innovative construction methods can reduce soil compaction and enhance exfiltration from bioretention cells and permeable pavement. In this publication, we summarize the current research and describe construction methods that developers can use to more effectively meet the goals of low impact development and storm...

It is becoming increasingly accepted that the conventional approach to urban water resources management (WRM) is unsustainable and that securing urban water supplies for both anthropogenic and environmental uses requires a different approach. Water sensitive urban design (WSUD) is a holistic approach that seeks to integrate the management of the potable water, stormwater and wastewater cycles t...

Artificial recharge of urban aquifers with stormwater has been used extensively in urban areas to dispose of stormwater and compensate for reduced groundwater recharge. However, stormwater-derived sediments accumulating in infiltration beds may act as a source of dissolved contaminants for groundwater. Concentrations of hydrocarbons, heavy metals, nutrients and dissolved oxygen (DO) were monito...

Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) constitute an alternative to conventional drainage when managing stormwater in cities, reducing the impact of urbanization by decreasing the amount of runoff generated by a rainfall event. This paper shows the potential benefits of installing different types of SuDS in preventing flooding in comparison with the common urban drainage strategies consistin...

Whilst there is increasing interest in the use of stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) amongst policy makers, concern is expressed that a lack of shared knowledge by stakeholders unfamiliar with these systems could negatively influence the decision makingprocess in public participation sessions. To facilitate understanding and to enhance transparency relating to the development of sustai...

Since passage of the Clean Water Act, federal, state, and local governments together with the private sector have spent billions of dollars attempting to meet the act’s goals of restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation’s waters. While great progress has been made, especially with respect to reducing traditional point sources of pollution, we are f...