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Guidance for Designing External Stormwater Diversion Structures
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Months of design, pages of specifications, and tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars may go into the design of a single bioswale, filtration basin or other stormwater treatment system. So why do engineers spend so little time thinking about the flow-control devices that make them work? This article focuses on the design of external stormwater diversion structures—an integral component of a complete stormwater management system.
“First flush” is a concept familiar to designers of stormwater treatment systems and refers to the initial surface runoff of a rainstorm. During this phase, water pollution entering storm drains in areas with high proportions of impervious surfaces is typically more concentrated compared to the remainder of the storm. Consequently, these high concentrations of urban runoff result in high levels of pollutants discharged from storm sewers to surface waters.
Author
Seth Sokol, P.E.Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this article, the reader should be able to:
• Understand the role diversion structures play in the overall performance of stormwater management systems
• Understand the difference between online and offline flow-control systems
• Understand the two primary methods used to divert flows in a precast manhole
• Understand the key design considerations for offline systems
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