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  • The built environment affects water management and chemistry in Florida, which is implementing strict nutrient runoff standards.
  • Green infrastructure, hydrologic restoration, and improved source control are explored as solutions to achieve these standards through urban redesign.
  • A study found that retrofitting existing sites with advanced filtration systems leads to cost-effective compliance with "no-net-load-increase" standards in nutrient loads compared to traditional methods.

Article Abstract

The built environs alter hydrology and water resource chemistry. Florida is subject to nutrient criteria and is promulgating "no-net-load-increase" criteria for runoff and constituents (nutrients and particulate matter, PM). With such criteria, green infrastructure, hydrologic restoration, indirect reuse and source control are potential design solutions. The study simulates runoff and constituent load control through urban source area re-design to provide long-term "no-net-load-increases". A long-term continuous simulation of pre- and post-development response for an existing surface parking facility is quantified. Retrofits include a biofiltration area reactor (BAR) for hydrologic and denitrification control. A linear infiltration reactor (LIR) of cementitious permeable pavement (CPP) provides infiltration, adsorption and filtration. Pavement cleaning provided source control. Simulation of climate and source area data indicates re-design achieves "no-net-load-increases" at lower costs compared to standard construction. The retrofit system yields lower cost per nutrient load treated compared to Best Management Practices (BMPs).

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.01.051DOI Listing

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