Introduction to Stormwater Concept, Purpose, Design

by Ferguson, Bruce K.

• ISBN13: 9780471165286
• ISBN10: 047116528X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-02-27
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This professional reference tool combines basic concepts of hydrology with the latest applications for landscape architecture and site engineering--including effective, eco-friendly, and people-friendly design methods for: * Wetlands construction * Groundwater recharge * Infiltration * Porous pavements * Stream restoration * Water harvesting Stormwater management is an essential component of all landscape architecture and site engineering projects. Introduction to Stormwater helps solve environmental problems that arise in the process of planning, implementing, and evaluating the built environment. This useful guide is of singular importance to landscape architects, civil engineers, architects, wetlands scientists, and other environmental professionals who must comply with ever-changing government regulations. Concepts such as drainage, runoff quality, and drought control are presented in an easy-to-learn, nontechnical format, using case studies drawn from all regions of the United States. Over 200 charts, tables, photographs, and examples aid in conceptualization and calculations. Each chapter contains exercises to ensure that the user acquires applied skills essential to professional licensure exams and practice in the field, as well as information on related software.

Author Biography

BRUCE K. FERGUSON is Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Georgia. His consulting projects include conservation of irrigation water on the lawn of the White House and site design guidelines to protect runoff quality in the metropolitan regions of San Francisco and Los Angeles and in the states of Florida, Georgia, and New York. He is a recipient of the Outstanding Educator Award of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, and a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	ix
1. STORMWATER AND ENVIRONMENT	1	(12)
Environmental Process	1	(2)
Where We've Come From	3	(1)
Hydrology of Contemporary Development	4	(2)
Pollution from Contemporary Development	6	(2)
Today's Urban Streams	8	(1)
The Possibility of Restoration	9	(4)
2. STORMWATER AND HUMAN EXPERIENCE	13	(18)
The Experience of Stormwater	13	(3)
Restorative Communities	16	(6)
Restorative Drainage	22	(9)
3. INTRODUCTION TO HYDROLOGIC CONCEPTS	31	(14)
Volume and Time	32	(1)
Flow	33	(2)
Storage	35	(2)
Hydrograph	37	(2)
Constituents	39	(1)
Management Alternatives	40	(4)
Commentary	44	(1)
4. STORM RUNOFF	45	(40)
The Design Storm	45	(4)
The Drainage Area	49	(7)
The Rational Method	56	(5)
The SCS Method	61	(20)
How a Computer Can Help	81	(1)
Summary and Commentary	82	(3)
5. WATER BALANCE	85	(24)
Concept and Format	85	(6)
Snow Storage	91	(2)
Direct Runoff	93	(2)
Potential Evapotranspiration	95	(5)
Soil Moisture and Evapotranspiration	100	(5)
Groundwater and Base Flow	105	(1)
Summary and Commentary	106	(3)
6. CONVEYANCE	109	(40)
Manning's Equation	110	(3)
Swales	113	(14)
Weirs	127	(4)
Orifices	131	(2)
Pipes	133	(12)
Summary and Commentary	145	(4)
7. DETENTION	149	(18)
Detention Basins	150	(3)
Flood Storage Volume	153	(3)
Detention Layout and Outlet Design	156	(1)
The Stage-Storage-Discharge Relationship	157	(2)
Detention for Multiple Design Storms	159	(1)
Detention Exercise	160	(2)
Detention's Watershed-wide Effects	162	(3)
Summary and Commentary	165	(2)
8. EXTENDED DETENTION	167	(24)
The Example of Lake Ellyn	168	(2)
Physical Settling	170	(1)
Dry Basins	171	(5)
Wet Basins	176	(11)
Summary and Commentary	187	(4)
9. INFILTRATION	191	(32)
Infiltration's Context in Landscape Hydrology	191	(3)
Infiltration's Hydrologic Effect	194	(1)
Infiltration's Water Quality Effect	195	(1)
The Soil Surface Where Infiltration Happens	195	(2)
Infiltration Ponding Time	197	(1)
Design for the Soil Profile	198	(2)
Alternative Hydrologic Objectives	200	(2)
Infiltration Through Permeable Pavements	202	(4)
Infiltration Basins	206	(6)
Subsurface Basins	212	(5)
Water Balance Evaluation	217	(2)
Summary and Commentary	219	(4)
10. WATER HARVESTING	223	(12)
Support of Permanent Pools	225	(4)
Support of Irrigation	229	(3)
Summary and Commentary	232	(3)
EPILOGUE	235	(1)
APPENDIX: EXERCISE SITES	236	(17)
Northeastern Sites	238	(2)
Southeastern Sites	240	(2)
North-Central Sites	242	(2)
Texas Sites	244	(2)
Front Range Sites	246	(2)
Desert Sites	248	(2)
Pacific Sites	250	(3)
INDEX	253