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Design and Construction of an Urban Runoff Research Facility
Published on: August 8, 2014
The placement strategies of structural best management practices for different moving rainstorms
Chia-Ling Chang1, Te-Yueh Liou
1Department of Water Resources Engineering and Conservation, Feng Chia University, No.100, Wenhwa Rd, Seatwen, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China. f89541201@ntu.edu.tw
Abstract:
Hydrological responses and pollutant exports are always highly related to rainfall characteristics. Many studies have demonstrated that the influence of moving rainstorm on flows and mass transport process in hydrologic systems cannot be ignored. Best management practices (BMPs) are popularly applied for controlling water quantity and water quality in a watershed. Since the movements of rainstorm can influence watershed responses, BMP placement strategies should be suitably adjusted in different moving rainstorms. This study designed an intermediate rainfall pattern with varied movement behavior and tried to find the optimal BMP placement strategies, which cannot only satisfy environmental standards but also improve economic benefits, for the rainfall events. The result shows that the control efficiency of pollutant and runoff can highly improve when the BMPs are set near the outlet of a watershed. Since the economic efficiency is always regarded as an important factor, the BMP placement strategy is significant for watershed conservation and management.
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