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Storm Drains Reduce Runoff, Protect Soil
Author(s) -
Warne Keith
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2004.tb10670.x
Subject(s) - storm , surface runoff , stormwater , natural (archaeology) , drainage , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , natural disaster , water resource management , engineering , geology , geotechnical engineering , meteorology , geography , ecology , biology , paleontology
This article discusses a highly flexible storm drain system project in the new community of Talega, California. Drainage and environmental concerns were paramount in planning the community. The article describes how the storm drain system was designed to capture developed area flows and some of the natural flows in order to reduce flow in the natural creek and thereby control the scour of the natural creek bed.