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Table 1. Summary of individual and laboratory studies of benefits of rain gardens or bioretention areas related to storm water flow and quality (Davis et al. 2009). Previous results have reported reductions of metals (Davis et al. 2003, Hunt et al. 2008)
Parameter
flow flow flow flow flow TSS TSS TSS TSS Total N Total N Total N
Citation
Barr Engineering 2006 Dietz and Clausen 2006 Hunt et al. 2006 Davis 2008 Hunt et al. 2008 Davis 2007 Davis 2007 UNHSC 2006 USEPA 2006 Dietz and Clausen 2006 Hunt et al. 2006 Hunt et al. 2006
Louisburg, NC
Durham, NH
Total N
Total N
65
97
Sharkey 2006
UNHSC 2006
Pilot boxes
College Park, MD College Park, MD Haddam, CN Greensboro, NC Chapel Hill, NC Louisburg, NC Villanova, PA Pilot boxes Laboratory columns College Park, MD College Park, MD Villanova, PA Durham, NH
Total N
Total P Total P Total P Total P Total P Total P Total P Total P Total P Zn Zn Zn Zn
30-99
79 77 -111 -240 65 69 28 50-99 63-85 54 69 74 99
Water Quality
Quantify nutrient reductions
Modeling
Application to additional watersheds
Garden Locations
Backfill
Higher % sand 20% organic matter
Plant Mulch
Water Quality
Nutrients Solids
Monitoring - Equipment
Tipping bucket rain gauge Storm sewer flow meters
Monitoring - Equipment
Water quality grab samples
Storm events Various locations Time intervals
Monitoring - Equipment
Water level logger / pressure transducers
Piezometers
Controlled Experiments
What?
Observe garden response to known water volume and rate inputs Water balance equation
Controlled Experiments
Eliminate the unknowns of water balance
Inflow volume Bi-pass flow Tile drain flow
-0.5
Inflow, gpm
Next Steps
Quantify maximum volume retention = depth * width * length * porosity Quantify seepage losses Better estimations of water balance Compare with outfall flow data Mass balance for nutrients
Load reductions
Ongoing Learning
Modify methods to increase accuracy Develop a model
Use data we have Gather data we need
Current Status
Observations show the gardens are working Working to quantify these observations Continuing controlled experiments
More data Predict infiltration rates for different inflows
Thank you!