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This document discusses bioretention as a green stormwater management technique. It begins by outlining the problems caused by urban stormwater runoff such as erosion, pollution, and degradation of streams and the Chesapeake Bay. It then describes how bioretention systems work to manage stormwater hydrology through pooling, storage, infiltration and evapotranspiration. Bioretention systems also improve water quality through filtration, adsorption, and biodegradation. Research on bioretention systems in College Park and Silver Spring, Maryland is summarized, finding they are effective at removing pollutants like total suspended solids, metals, and phosphorus. The maturity of bioretention technology is discussed, noting
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University of Maryland, College Park
- 1. Creating GreenStormwater with Bioretention Allen P. Davis Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 July 21, 2010
- 2. The Problem: Rainfall -Erosive, -Polluting -Stream Degradation -Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Challenges (Sub)urbia IMPERVIOUS AREA
- 4. Bioretention (Rain Gardens) Hydrology: Pooling, Storage Infiltration, & Evapotranspiration Quality:Filtration, Adsorption, Biodegradation VEGETATION FLOW ENTRANCE POINT PONDING STORAGE AREA MEDIA PLANTING SOIL UNDERDRAIN MEDIA:Sand, Soil, Organic Matter
- 5. Bioretention Dennis Ave. Silver Spring, MD Installed March 2006
- 6. Bioretention research & monitoring Silver Spring
- 8. Bioretention Performance Metrics Olszewski, Davis, et al. In Progress
- 9. Water Quality College Park Silver Spring Input Output Input Output
- 10. TSS (College Park & Silver Spring) Li & Davis, J. Env. Eng. 2009
- 11. Bioretention
- 12. Zinc (CP & SS) Li & Davis, J. Env. Eng. 2009
- 13. Metals Accumulation - Pb Navy Yard mg/kg Li & Davis, Env. Sci. Technol. 2008
- 14. Total Phosphorus (CP& SS) Li & Davis, J. Env. Eng. 2009
- 15. Nitrogen Enhanced Nitrate Removal with Internal Storage Overflow Runoff Mulch Media Anoxic Denitrification Zone NO3 N2 Underdrain Kim et al. Water Environ. Res. 2003
- 16. Mass Loads (kg/ha/yr) Li & Davis, J. Env. Eng. 2009
- 18. Media Area & Depth
- 19. Excellent Particulate & Bacteria Removal
- 20. Filtration: Depth not Important; Surface Accumulation
- 21. Adsorption
- 22. Metals, Hydrocarbons Excellent; Surface Accumulation
- 23. Phosphorus, Nitrogen, Complex, Depth important
- 27. Vegetation in uptake & degradationWhat we know so far…
- 28. Technology Maturity First installed in Greenbelt MD in 1992 First UMD Campus in 2003 Major demonstration in UMD in 2004 Now widespread throughout Mid Atlantic
- 29. Research Sponsors Allen P. Davis apdavis@umd.edu 301-405-1958