The Challenge of Maintaining Stormwater Control Measures: A Synthesis of Recent Research and Practitioner Experience

Andrew J. Erickson, Vinicius J. Taguchi and John S. Gulliver
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Andrew J. Erickson: St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Vinicius J. Taguchi: St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
John S. Gulliver: St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 10, 1-15

Abstract: The methods for properly executing inspection and maintenance of stormwater control measures are often ambiguous and inconsistently applied. This paper presents specific guidelines for inspecting and maintaining stormwater practices involving media filtration, infiltration, ponds, and permeable pavements because these tend to be widely implemented and often unsatisfactorily maintained. Guidelines and examples are based on recent scientific research and practitioner experience. Of special note are new assessment and maintenance methods, such as testing enhanced filtration media that targets dissolved constituents, maintaining proper vegetation coverage in infiltration practices, assessing phosphorus release from pond sediments, and the development of compressed impermeable regions in permeable pavements and their implications for runoff. Inspection and maintenance examples provided in this paper are drawn from practical examples in Northern Midwest USA, but most of the maintenance recommendations do not depend on regional characteristics, and guidance from around the world has been reviewed and cited herein.

Keywords: maintenance; stormwater; treatment; assessment; stormwater control measure; sustainable drainage system; best management practice; green infrastructure; filtration; infiltration; retention pond; permeable pavement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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