Residential Rain Garden Performance in the Climate Zones of the Contiguous United States

Jennings, Aaron A.

doi:10.1061/(asce)ee.1943-7870.0001143

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“…According to Sievers and Pinheiro (2013), it is also possible to insert a coefficient to represent clogging. This method neglect evapotranspiration effect, but this omission may represent less than 1% in the reduction of output (JENNINGS, 2016).…”

Section: Use Of Puls Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Puls method for events simulation in a lot scale bioretention device

Ferreira

Neves

Souza

2019

RBRH

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Bioretention is a technique applied to treat and reduce runoff generated in urban areas. Although these facilities present complex processes, a simple model with few parameters can be useful for its project. This paper reports an application of Puls method as a bioretention simulation quantitative tool for events. A bioretention device in real scale was installed and monitored using four level sensors and a tipping-bucket rain gauge, both with data loggers. The method was applied in two ways: the facility as a single reservoir; and the facility as two serial reservoirs. Outflows depended on a single infiltration rate in the first case (K) and two infiltration rates in the second case (K1 and K2). The study used 15 events. Results showed suitable values for Nash-Sutcliffe (NS) and determination coefficients (R2) in the calibration phase, especially for bioretention simulated as a single reservoir, with NS values ranging from 0.64 to 0.95. NS ranged from 0.80 to 0.95 in the calibration phase for the device simulated as two serial reservoirs. The validation phase achieved lower NS and R2 than calibration phase. Despite this, the present study suggests the Puls model as a good option for research on bioretention devices modelling.

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Section: Use Of Puls Modelmentioning

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Puls method for events simulation in a lot scale bioretention device

Ferreira

Neves

Souza

2019

RBRH

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“…Variations in bioretention basin performance are strongly linked to the rainfall characteristics in the local region, as well as to the design characteristics of the basin. Using meteorological conditions at 35 different U.S. locations from 2012 to 2014, Jennings (2016) simulated the performance of a hypothetical bioretention basin, considering different surface depths, storage volumes, and infiltration rates. Expected total runoff reduction ranged from 51.3% to 99.8%, with the least effective basins along the East and Gulf Coast and the most effective basins in the Midwest.…”

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“…Expected total runoff reduction ranged from 51.3% to 99.8%, with the least effective basins along the East and Gulf Coast and the most effective basins in the Midwest. Although adjusting bioretention basin characteristics altered performance (Jennings, 2016), poor performance was mostly attributed to areas with high rainfall totals and high-intensity events. Rainfall conditions have also been shown to influence clogging of green infrastructure and thus to affect required maintenance schedules (William et al, 2018).…”

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Using rainfall measures to evaluate hydrologic performance of green infrastructure systems under climate change

Cook

VanBriesen

Samaras

2019

Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure

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“…Parkland GI systems are often small relative to the total park area so as not to impinge on other uses and also to minimize the potential for vectors and flooding, common concerns associated with larger bodies of standing water (Harnik and Martin 2016;Jennings 2016). GI can also be designed for rapid infiltration or with subsurface water storage to avoid introduction of standing water altogether.…”

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“…The USEPA defined rain gardens as "landscaping features adapted to provide on-site treatment of stormwater runoff" (USEPA, unpublished report, 2008). Rain gardens are a common form of GI, typically installed in private yards, and primarily designed to manage stormwater runoff (Jennings 2016). Their ability to retain a large portion of runoff inflows on a surfaces from 20 times their size has been established (Davis 2008;Davis et al 2012;Dietz and Clausen 2005;Hunt et al 2006;Kurtz 2008;Tang et al 2016;Zhang and Guo 2014).…”

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Green Infrastructure Implementation in Urban Parks for Stormwater Management

Feldman

Foti

Montalto

2019

J. Sustainable Water Built Environ.

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A newly constructed rain garden in Shoelace Park in Bronx, New York, USA, was monitored between October 2014 and July 2015 as a pilot study aimed at testing the effectiveness of using urban park space to manage adjacent street runoff. Street inlet capture efficiency and rain garden retention were assessed through inflow and outflow monitoring and quantification. During the monitoring campaign consisting of 26 storms, the rain garden retained an average of 78% of all inflows, with full retention for storms under 10 mm (65% of monitored storms). New York City (NYC) is 72% impervious and 19.5% parkland in surface area. If only 4% of NYC parkland space were retrofitted with green infrastructure performing similarly to the Shoelace Park rain garden, the municipal goal of managing runoff from 10% of combined sewer-served impervious surfaces could be achieved, at least at the municipal scale. Additional spatial analyses are needed to determine whether potential parks are positioned ideally for stormwater capture given the variable conveyance capacities of the city's many combined sewersheds, and the desired pollutant load reductions for each of its receiving water bodies. As suitable right-of-way GI sites become rarer, parklands represent a new exciting opportunity for expanding the extent of distributed stormwater management in cities.

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Residential Rain Garden Performance in the Climate Zones of the Contiguous United States

Cited by 19 publications

References 20 publications

Puls method for events simulation in a lot scale bioretention device

Puls method for events simulation in a lot scale bioretention device

Using rainfall measures to evaluate hydrologic performance of green infrastructure systems under climate change

Green Infrastructure Implementation in Urban Parks for Stormwater Management

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