Linking Stormwater BMP Designs and Performance to Receiving Water Impact Mitigation

Proceedings of an Engineering Foundation Conference, held in Snowmass Village, Colorado, August 19-24, 2001. Sponsored by United Engineering Foundation; Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE.

This collection contains 49 papers discussing the state of the art in urban stormwater management technology. Using a multidisciplinary approach, scientists, researchers, practicing engineers, and administrators detail the linkages between various best management practice (BMP) designs, their performance, and their ability to mitigate the impact of urbanization on receiving waters.

Topics include:

• urban watershed trends;
• regulatory and institutional perspectives;
• BMPs and linkages to in-stream integrity;
• need for and examples of in-stream controls and habitat enhancements;
• policy issues related to zero and de minims impact development policies;
• design for sustainable water resources;
• information and monitoring needs to evaluate impacts mitigating potential of BMPs; and
• experience and science outside the United States.