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Urban Stormwater Management in the United States, Paperback / softback Book

Urban Stormwater Management in the United States Paperback / softback

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The rapid conversion of land to urban and suburban areas has profoundly altered how water flows during and following storm events, putting higher volumes of water and more pollutants into the nation's rivers, lakes, and estuaries.

These changes have degraded water quality and habitat in virtually every urban stream system.

The Clean Water Act regulatory framework for addressing sewage and industrial wastes is not well suited to the more difficult problem of stormwater discharges. This book calls for an entirely new permitting structure that would put authority and accountability for stormwater discharges at the municipal level.

A number of additional actions, such as conserving natural areas, reducing hard surface cover (e.g., roads and parking lots), and retrofitting urban areas with features that hold and treat stormwater, are recommended. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 The Challenge of Regulating Stormwater3 Hydrologic, Geomorphic, and Biological Effects of Urbanization onWatersheds4 Monitoring and Modeling5 Stormwater Management Approaches6 Innovative Stormwater Management and Regulatory PermittingAppendix A AcronymsAppendix B GlossaryAppendix C Summary of Responses from State Stormwater CoordinatorsAppendix D Biographical Information for the Committee on ReducingStormwater Discharge Contributions to Water Pollution

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