Stormwater runoff - modeling impacts of urbanization and climate change

Development pressure throughout the coastal areas of the United States continues to build, particularly in the southeast (Allen and Lu 2003, Crossett et al. 2004). It is well known that development alters watershed hydrology: as land becomes covered with surfaces impervious to rain, water is redirected from groundwater recharge and evapotranspiration to stormwater runoff, and as the area of impervious cover increases, so does the volume and rate of runoff (Schueler 1994, Corbett et al. 1997). Pollutants accumulate on impervious surfaces, and the increased runoff with urbanization is a leading cause of nonpoint source pollution (USEPA 2002). Sediment, chemicals, bacteria, viruses, and other pollutants are carried into receiving water bodies, resulting in degraded water quality (Holland et al. 2004, Sanger et al. 2008). (PDF contains 5 pages)

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Blair, Anne, Sanger, Denise, Holland, Frderick, White, David, Vandiver, Lisa, White, Susan
Format:	conference_item biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2010
Subjects:	Atmospheric Sciences, Pollution, TCS22,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/21545
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