Smarter Stormwater Systems

Environ Sci Technol. 2016 Jul 19;50(14):7267-73. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b05870. Epub 2016 Jul 8.

Abstract

Existing stormwater systems require significant investments to meet challenges imposed by climate change, rapid urbanization, and evolving regulations. There is an unprecedented opportunity to improve urban water quality by equipping stormwater systems with low-cost sensors and controllers. This will transform their operation from static to adaptive, permitting them to be instantly "redesigned" to respond to individual storms and evolving land uses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Climate Change*
  • Rain
  • Urbanization*
  • Water Quality