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  2. Stormwater - Wikipedia

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    Stormwater, also written storm water, is water that originates from precipitation , including heavy rain and meltwater from hail and snow. Stormwater can soak into the soil ( infiltrate ) and become groundwater , be stored on depressed land surface in ponds and puddles , evaporate back into the atmosphere, or contribute to surface runoff .

  3. Urban runoff - Wikipedia

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    Local governments use a variety of stormwater management techniques to reduce the effects of urban runoff. These techniques, called best management practices for water pollution (BMPs) in some countries, may focus on water quantity control, while others focus on improving water quality, and some perform both functions. [18]

  4. Storm Water Management Model - Wikipedia

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    The Storm Water Management Model Climate Adjustment Tool (SWMM-CAT) [10] is a new addition to SWMM5 (December 2014). It is a simple to use software utility that allows future climate change projections to be incorporated into the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM).

  5. Water pollution - Wikipedia

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    Local governments use a variety of stormwater management techniques to reduce the effects of urban runoff. These techniques, called best management practices for water pollution (BMPs) in some countries, may focus on water quantity control, while others focus on improving water quality, and some perform both functions. [101]

  6. Best management practice for water pollution - Wikipedia

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    Best management practices (BMPs) is a term used in the United States and Canada to describe a type of water pollution control. Historically the term has referred to auxiliary pollution controls in the fields of industrial wastewater control and municipal sewage control, while in stormwater management (both urban and rural) and wetland ...

  7. Low-impact development (U.S. and Canada) - Wikipedia

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    Low Impact Development Center – A water quality research organization; many links to green infrastructure, LID practices, projects and stormwater resources; City of Redmond, Washington – Low Impact Development examples in a small city; Case Study: Incorporating LID into Stormwater Management U.S. EPA

  8. Rain garden - Wikipedia

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    Bioretention facilities are primarily designed for water management, and can treat urban runoff, stormwater, groundwater, and in special cases, wastewater. Carefully designed constructed wetlands are necessary for the bioretention of sewage water or grey water , which have greater effects on human health than the implications of treating urban ...

  9. Urban flooding - Wikipedia

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    Comparing the natural and urban water cycle and streetscapes in conventional and Blue-Green Cities Integrated urban water management (IUWM) is the practice of managing freshwater, wastewater, and storm water as components of a basin-wide management plan. It builds on existing water supply and sanitation considerations within an urban settlement ...