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Infiltration Systems: A Sustainable Source‐Control Option for Urban Stormwater Quality Management?
Author(s) -
Ellis J. B.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2000.tb00222.x
Subject(s) - infiltration (hvac) , groundwater recharge , stormwater , environmental science , surface runoff , groundwater , pollutant , urban runoff , water resource management , environmental engineering , environmental planning , aquifer , engineering , ecology , chemistry , physics , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , biology , thermodynamics
Source control is regarded as a key principle in supporting concepts of sustainable management and integrated pollution control for diffuse non‐point stormwater runoff, with infiltration procedures being a prime component of such source‐control systems. The potential conflicts between the benefits of groundwater recharge and the risks to long‐term groundwater quality uncertainties associated with infiltration disposal are considered. The long‐term performance of a number of infiltration systems is reported in terms of their pollutant removal efficiencies, and the utility of an infiltration acceptability matrix approach is reviewed.