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Managing Stormwater Runoff in Urban Watersheds
Author(s) -
DuPoldt Carl A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1996.tb00580.x
Subject(s) - watershed , surface runoff , upstream (networking) , watershed management , downstream (manufacturing) , environmental science , stormwater , storm , hydrology (agriculture) , water resource management , stormwater management , urban runoff , land use , low impact development , environmental planning , environmental resource management , geography , business , computer science , civil engineering , engineering , ecology , meteorology , computer network , geotechnical engineering , marketing , machine learning , biology
Upstream areas of watersheds contribute to downstream problems simply because of the cumulative effects of storm water runoff. In many cases, land development in upstream areas has occurred with little thought of the consequences to downstream communities. Many local government entities are autonomous units primarily concerned with land used within their own boundaries. A watershed management entity can assist with the management of land within a watershed. This paper describes activities that can be implemented in upstream areas to manage storm water runoff and discusses the implementation of watershed management plans. Also included are steps for pulling watershed communities together.