| Urban Stormwater Management in the United States Contributor(s): Committee on Reducing Stormwater Dischar (Author), National Research Council (Author), Water Science and Technology Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309125405 ISBN-13: 9780309125406 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $45.05 Product Type: Other - Other Formats Published: June 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Science | Earth Sciences - Hydrology |
| Dewey: 628.21 |
| Physical Information: 611 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |