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ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK FOR FLOOD AND SEDIMENT CONTROL WITH DETENTION BASINS 1
Author(s) -
Moglen Glenn E.,
McCuen Richard H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1990.tb01359.x
Subject(s) - detention basin , sediment , flood control , water quality , sediment control , environmental science , structural basin , hydrology (agriculture) , water resource management , drainage basin , flood myth , control (management) , pollutant , surface runoff , geology , geography , computer science , stormwater , geomorphology , ecology , geotechnical engineering , cartography , archaeology , artificial intelligence , biology , chemistry , organic chemistry
A framework for combining economic factors and the hydrolo of detention basins is provided. The general development of economic production functions for water quality (sediment) and flood control is discussed. Example production functions are generated to compare water quality (sediment control only) and flood control. For the given example, the design of a detention basin for downstream sediment control is economically unwarranted. When compared to on‐site detention facilities, regional detention structures appear to be more practical from an economic standpoint for water quality control. Since sediment was the only water quality parameter assessed, it is entirely possible that the design of a detention basin for water quality control would be justified if the effects of all pollutants of concern could be quantified. Policy aspects of detention facilities that relate to the economics of water quality control are also discussed.