A study on the effects of urban runoff controls in the sandsli research catchment, Bergen, Norway

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 379-384
Author(s):  
Sveinn T. Thorolfsson
Keyword(s):  
Ground Water ◽  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Drainage System ◽  
Urban Runoff ◽  
Source Control ◽  
Urban Stormwater ◽  
Urban Stormwater Management ◽  
Water Conditions

This paper describes a case study on a new alternative drainage system for urban stormwater management, the so-called “Sandsli-system”. The aim of this study is to evaluate the Sandsli system and the effects of the solution on ground water conditions. The study is carried out in the Sandsli research catchment in Bergen, Norway. The idea behind the “Sandsli-system is not to mix the polluted and the clean stormwater combined with a source control for both stormwater quantity and quality. The clean stormwater is percolated as quickly as possible, while the polluted stormwater is collected and conducted to an appropriate site for disposal or treatment. The Sandsli-system was developed as an alternative drainage system to the conventional drainage system. The system has been functioning satisfactorily since 1981 to date. The advantages of the use of the Sandsli-system is highlighted i.e. recharging the stormwater to the ground water. The Sandsli-system is appropriate to locations with climate and geology similar to that found in the coastal part of Norway

Techniques and criteria for sustainable urban stormwater management. The case study of Valdebebas (Madrid, Spain)

2018 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 402-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonor Rodríguez-Sinobas ◽  
Sergio Zubelzu ◽  
Sara Perales-Momparler ◽  
Susana Canogar
Keyword(s):  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Urban Stormwater ◽  
Urban Stormwater Management

scholarly journals Linking the management of urban watersheds with the impacts on the receiving water bodies: the use of flow duration curves

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Petrucci ◽  
Fabrice Rodriguez ◽  
José-Frédéric Deroubaix ◽  
Bruno Tassin
Keyword(s):  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Current Flow ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Source Control ◽  
Urban Stormwater ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Urban Stormwater Management ◽  
Flow Duration ◽  
Flow Duration Curves ◽  
Receiving Water

There is growing evidence that changes in the current hydrological behaviour of urbanising catchments are a major source of impacts on the downstream water bodies. However, current flow-rates are rarely considered in studies on urban stormwater management, usually focused on extreme flow-rates. We argue that taking into account receiving water bodies is possible with relatively small modifications in current practices of urban stormwater modelling, through the use of Flow duration curves (FDCs). In this paper, we discuss advantages and requirements of the use of FDCs. Then, we present an example of application comparing source control regulations over an urbanised catchment (178 ha) in Nantes, France.

scholarly journals Urban stormwater source control policies: why and how?

2014 ◽  
Vol 364 ◽  
pp. 446-451
Author(s):  
G. Petrucci ◽  
J.-F. Deroubaix ◽  
B. Tassin
Keyword(s):  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Source Control ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Current Policy ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Urban Stormwater ◽  
Urban Stormwater Management ◽  
Urban Catchments

Abstract. Stormwater source control is becoming a common strategy for urban stormwater management in many countries. It relies on regulations or other policy instruments compelling or inciting implementation, for each new urban development, of small-scale facilities to locally store and manage stormwater. Local authorities that pioneered source control since the 1980s have already observed that small-scale facilities systematically implemented over a catchment are able to influence its hydrological behaviour. This capability is the main strength of source control, as it allows compensation for the negative effects of urbanization. Yet, it also represents its main risk: if initial decision-making is not sufficiently accurate, source control can produce long-term negative effects. Because of its current spreading, source control will acquire an increasing role as a driver of hydrological changes in urban catchments, and the directions of these changes depend on current policy-making practices. This paper presents an analysis and a critical discussion of the main objectives that policy-makers attribute to stormwater source control. The investigation is based on a sample of French case studies, completed by a literature review for international comparison. It identifies four main objectives, some typical of urban stormwater management and some more innovative: flood reduction, receiving waters protection, sustainable development, costs reduction. The discussion focuses on how current policy-making practices are able to translate these objectives in concrete policy instruments, and on which knowledge and tools could improve this process. It is shown that for some objectives, basic knowledge is available, but the creation of policy instruments which are effective at the catchment scale and adapted to local conditions is still problematic. For other objectives, substantial lacks of knowledge exist, casting doubts on long-term effectiveness of current policy instruments. Research directions are identified to improve source control policies and thus the future hydrologic behaviour of many urban catchments.

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