Author : Stuart G. Walesh
Release : 1991-01-08
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 190/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Urban Surface Water Management by : Stuart G. Walesh
Download or read book Urban Surface Water Management written by Stuart G. Walesh. This book was released on 1991-01-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete guide to managing the quantity and quality of urban storm water runoff. Focuses on the planning and design of facilities and systems to control flooding, erosion, and non-point source pollution. Explains the practical application of the state-of-the-art in concepts and methods, based on the author's nearly 20 years' urban water resources engineering experience in the public and private sectors--and the state-of-the-art of urban surface water management is far ahead of the state-of-the-practice. This book covers all the major methods, and discusses other available, but little-known, concepts, tools, and techniques. Chapters cover the emergency and convenience system concept, master planning, computer modeling, multi-purpose flood control/water-quality enhancement/recreation facilities, and more.