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Plain Meaning, Precedent, and Metaphysics: Interpreting the “Point Source” Element of the Clean Water Act Offense [PDF]
This Article, the fourth in a series of five, examines the continuing struggles to define “point source” and “nonpoint source” under the Clean Water Act.
Miller, Jeffrey G.
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ABSTRACT In light of the increasing adoption of sustainable urban drainage measures for flood control, driven by advances in the urban drainage field and, particularly, in downtown São Paulo, by the significant challenge associated with implementing large detention reservoirs due to the scarcity of open spaces within the watershed, this study ...
Filipe Chaves Gonçalves +1 more
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Evaluating the Stormwater Treatment Performance of AbTech Industries Smart Sponge® Plus, Landry, N [PDF]
The ability of AbTech’s Smart Sponge® Plus to remove fecal-borne bacteria from stormwater was evaluated in a storm drainage system located in Seabrook, New Hampshire.
Jones, Stephen H. +2 more
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ABSTRACT An expert mental model (EMM) explores how U.S. municipalities integrate flood risk management (FRM) into urban planning, offering insights beyond existing literature. Motivated by the challenges urban planners face in balancing flood risk with competing priorities like development, housing, and economic growth, this study combines a literature
Kyle McElroy, Austin Becker
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Greenland Meadows LID Case Study: Water Quality [PDF]
University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center (UNHSC)
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ABSTRACT Flooding remains one of the most critical natural hazards threatening livelihoods, infrastructure, and ecological systems in Ethiopia's highland landscapes. This study presents a rigorously integrated, multi‐criteria flood risk assessment that combines the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) with GIS‐based spatial modeling to delineate ...
Degfie Teku +3 more
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ABSTRACT Urban flood disasters demand dynamic assessment of population risk, yet most evacuation models fail to capture the multifaceted, time‐varying nature of such events. To address this gap, this study develops the modular urban flood‐evacuation (MUFE) framework, an integrated approach to dynamic urban flood risk assessment.
Zeng Bowei, Huang Guoru, Yang Ge
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Developing an Agenda for Change for New Jersey's Urban Water Infrastructure [PDF]
A water infrastructure crisis looms in New Jersey's oldest and largest cities -- cities that comprise nearly one-fifth of the state's population and are projected to absorb much of its future growth, and yet have combined sewer systems, which carry both ...
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Can Flash Flood Risk Index Be an Early Warning Signal of Flash Floods in Ungauged Basin?
ABSTRACT Flash flooding is amongst the most severe natural hazards, causing widespread socioeconomic impacts across both wet regions and drylands. In ungauged mountainous basins, effective risk warning based on hydrodynamic modelling is challenging due to sparse hydrological observations and complex terrain.
Kaihua Guo, Mingfu Guan, Jie Yin
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Local Land Use: Decision Expands Federal Government\u27s Role [PDF]
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), pursuant to its authority under the Clean Water Act, has promulgated regulations creating the Storm Water Management Program.
Nolon, John R.
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