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Stormwater Treatment: Assessment and Maintenance

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  • Introduction
    • Overview
    • Background
    • Composition of urban stormwater
    • Impacts of urban stormwater
    • About this Manual
    • References
  • Stormwater Treatment Processes
    • Overview
    • Physical
    • Biological
    • Chemical
    • References
  • Assessment Programs
    • Overview
    • Visual Inspection
    • Capacity Testing
    • Synthetic Runoff Testing
    • Monitoring
    • Recommendations
    • Levels of Maintenance
    • References
  • Water Budget Measurement
    • Overview
    • Open Channel Flow
    • Flow in Conduits
    • Infiltration
    • Evaporation and Evapotranspiration
    • Rainfall
  • Sampling Methods
    • Overview
    • Representative Samples
    • Number of storm events
    • Samples per storm events
    • In situ, on-site, and grab, and automatic sampling
    • Additional considerations for automatic sampling
    • Sample handling
    • Recommendations
  • Analysis of Water and Soils
    • Overview
    • Constituents in water
    • Constituents in soils
    • Quality assurance program
    • Recommendations
  • Data Analysis
    • Overview
    • Visual Inspection
    • Capacity Testing
    • Synthetic Runoff Testing
    • Monitoring
      • Overview
      • Volume Reduction
      • Pollutant Removal
        • Overview
        • Individual storm events
        • Long-term performance
      • Recommendations
  • Filtration
    • Overview
    • Visual Inspection
      • Overview
      • Scheduling Maintenance
    • Capacity Testing
    • Synthetic Runoff Testing
    • Monitoring
    • Maintenance
    • Recommendations
    • References
  • Infiltration
    • Overview
    • Visual Inspection
      • Overview
      • Scheduling Maintenance
    • Capacity Testing
    • Synthetic Runoff Testing
    • Monitoring
    • Maintenance
    • Recommendations
    • References
  • Sedimentation
    • Overview
    • Visual Inspection
      • Overview
      • Scheduling Maintenance
    • Capacity Testing
    • Synthetic Runoff Testing
    • Monitoring
    • Maintenance
    • Recommendations
    • References
  • Biological
    • Overview
    • Visual Inspection
      • Overview
      • Scheduling Maintenance
    • Capacity Testing
    • Synthetic Runoff Testing
    • Monitoring
    • Maintenance
    • Recommendations
    • References
  • Case Studies
    • Overview
    • #1: Monitoring a dry detention pond with under-drains
    • #2: Assessment of a proprietary underground structure for stormwater treatment
    • #3: Assessment of infiltration at a rain garden
    • #4: Monitoring a regional infiltration system
    • #5: Water quality benefits of surface stormwater drainage and treatment of parking lot runoff using multi-cell wetlan
    • #6: Assessing vegetated buffers using synthetic residential runoff
    • #7: Monitoring to test the P8 model at Bass Creek Business Park
    • #8: Monitoring and modeling to improve the management of Eagle Lake golf course
    • #9: Assessment of source reduction due to phosphorus-free fertilizers
    • #10: Lawn care impacts on phosphorus load
    • #11: Stormwater Retention Ponds: Maintenance vs. Efficiency
  • Other Resources
    • Overview
    • Appendices
      • Overview
      • Automatic sampling of water containing suspended solids
      • Assessing thermal impacts of stormwater BMPs
      • The Importance of Particle Size Distribution on the Performance of Sedimentation Practices
    • Visual Inspection Checklists
    • Nomenclature
    • Related Links

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Related Links

  • Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
  • Local Road Research Board (LRRB)
  • National Cooperative Highway Research Program
  • Metropolitan Council Water Quality Management
  • Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR)
  • Water Resources Center (WRC)
  • St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL)

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Citation: Gulliver, J.S., A.J. Erickson, and P.T. Weiss (editors). 2010. "Stormwater Treatment: Assessment and Maintenance. University of Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory. Minneapolis, MN. https://stormwaterbook.safl.umn.edu/

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  • Home
  • Introduction
    • Overview
    • Background
    • Composition of urban stormwater
    • Impacts of urban stormwater
    • About this Manual
    • References
  • Stormwater Treatment Processes
    • Overview
    • Physical
    • Biological
    • Chemical
    • References
  • Assessment Programs
    • Overview
    • Visual Inspection
    • Capacity Testing
    • Synthetic Runoff Testing
    • Monitoring
    • Recommendations
    • Levels of Maintenance
    • References
  • Water Budget Measurement
    • Overview
    • Open Channel Flow
    • Flow in Conduits
    • Infiltration
    • Evaporation and Evapotranspiration
    • Rainfall
  • Sampling Methods
    • Overview
    • Representative Samples
    • Number of storm events
    • Samples per storm events
    • In situ, on-site, and grab, and automatic sampling
    • Additional considerations for automatic sampling
    • Sample handling
    • Recommendations
  • Analysis of Water and Soils
    • Overview
    • Constituents in water
    • Constituents in soils
    • Quality assurance program
    • Recommendations
  • Data Analysis
    • Overview
    • Visual Inspection
    • Capacity Testing
    • Synthetic Runoff Testing
    • Monitoring
      • Overview
      • Volume Reduction
      • Pollutant Removal
        • Overview
        • Individual storm events
        • Long-term performance
      • Recommendations
  • Filtration
    • Overview
    • Visual Inspection
      • Overview
      • Scheduling Maintenance
    • Capacity Testing
    • Synthetic Runoff Testing
    • Monitoring
    • Maintenance
    • Recommendations
    • References
  • Infiltration
    • Overview
    • Visual Inspection
      • Overview
      • Scheduling Maintenance
    • Capacity Testing
    • Synthetic Runoff Testing
    • Monitoring
    • Maintenance
    • Recommendations
    • References
  • Sedimentation
    • Overview
    • Visual Inspection
      • Overview
      • Scheduling Maintenance
    • Capacity Testing
    • Synthetic Runoff Testing
    • Monitoring
    • Maintenance
    • Recommendations
    • References
  • Biological
    • Overview
    • Visual Inspection
      • Overview
      • Scheduling Maintenance
    • Capacity Testing
    • Synthetic Runoff Testing
    • Monitoring
    • Maintenance
    • Recommendations
    • References
  • Case Studies
    • Overview
    • #1: Monitoring a dry detention pond with under-drains
    • #2: Assessment of a proprietary underground structure for stormwater treatment
    • #3: Assessment of infiltration at a rain garden
    • #4: Monitoring a regional infiltration system
    • #5: Water quality benefits of surface stormwater drainage and treatment of parking lot runoff using multi-cell wetlan
    • #6: Assessing vegetated buffers using synthetic residential runoff
    • #7: Monitoring to test the P8 model at Bass Creek Business Park
    • #8: Monitoring and modeling to improve the management of Eagle Lake golf course
    • #9: Assessment of source reduction due to phosphorus-free fertilizers
    • #10: Lawn care impacts on phosphorus load
    • #11: Stormwater Retention Ponds: Maintenance vs. Efficiency
  • Other Resources
    • Overview
    • Appendices
      • Overview
      • Automatic sampling of water containing suspended solids
      • Assessing thermal impacts of stormwater BMPs
      • The Importance of Particle Size Distribution on the Performance of Sedimentation Practices
    • Visual Inspection Checklists
    • Nomenclature
    • Related Links