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A storm drain, storm sewer (U.S.), stormwater drain (Australia and New Zealand) or drainage well system (UK) or simply a drain or ...

Apr. 6, 2012

By IWA Publishing

Warning! Beware stormwater product

Warning! Beware of a storm water insert sold under the trade mark "Safe Drain". This product holds water in the open position. Standing water can present both odor and health issues. In 2004, Cameron M. Colson patented a leading storm water drain insert that utilized a butterfly valve mounted inside the storm water insert that aided in spill control. This Design was ...

Apr. 5, 2016

By Containment & Filtration Solutions

Stormwater: Questions and Answers

The whole subject of Stormwater is complicated. Here's a chance for you to check out some of the most frequently asked questions about stormwater . . . and their answers. What is an NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit? The Clean Water Act prohibits anybody from discharging 'pollutants' through a 'point source' into a 'water of the United States' unless they ...

Jan. 1, 2007

By Ben Meadows

Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP)

Storm water is the result of rain or snow melt that collects in an area that can drain from into a nearby body of waters such as a lake or river. The water can collect on roof tops, parking lots, saturated ground, roads, etc. The problem is that many of the pollutants of our modern living such as oil, grease, pesticides, sediment, salt, and animal waste are washed away within the storm water and ...

Jun. 30, 2011

By Safe Drain Stormwater Holdings, Inc

Monitoring fuels in Stormwater - Case study

The Situation A major pipeline company has large storage tank farms throughout the Western States. The pipeline company transports, stores, blends additives, and distributes gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel to retail service stations and airports. Due to the quantity and movement of fuel at these facilities, there is always the potential for fuel spills. These facilities prevent out of ...

Sep. 22, 2015

By Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Inc.

Modeling of Sedimentation in Stormwater Detention Basins

ABSTRACTTo minimize the non-point source pollution from roadway surface, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) initiated a research project for design of a small footprint non-proprietary detention basin, which consists of pipes and box culvert sections with specialized inlet and outlet system. A conceptual model was developed to estimate particle removal efficiency of the rectangular ...

Oct. 22, 2006

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Stormwater treatment area 3/4

Restore the Everglades That's the task the Florida Legislature set for the South Florida Water Management District. But how? Decades of development had eliminated the sheet flow of water from Lake Okeechobee. Densely populated cities and a 700,000-acre agricultural area, drained by 1,500 miles of canals and levees, now lay between the lake and the Everglades. Wetlands have disappeared. ...

Sep. 21, 2009

By Burns & McDonnell

An Investigation into the Water Quality of the Charleston Peninsula Storm Drains

Since the late 1980’s, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) has expressed concern over extremely high fecal coliform counts found in several of the many storm drains that discharge from peninsular Charleston (City of Charleston, 1998). Although the City of Charleston is responsible for the fifty-plus storm drains, Charleston Water System wants to determine if ...

Oct. 21, 2006

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Safe Drain® Contains Jet Fuel Spill

"During a routine fueling operation, our facility experienced a fuel spill, which allowed approx 50 gallons of jet fuel to enter into a storm drain. The extremely unpleasant fallout from this event included facing Airport and regulatory officials and yes fines! This event resulted in our decision to install Safe Drains spill protection devices in each of the 20 storm drains on our ramp areas. ...

Jun. 30, 2011

By Safe Drain Stormwater Holdings, Inc

How do you clean a stormwater management pond?

How do you clean a stormwater management pond (SMWP) without draining the pond first? A clean-out of the SWMP is required once every 5-15 years to remove accumulated sediments to ensure the pond continues to function as intended. Drainage of the SWMP is not always required to facilitate the clean-out. By combining the pumping and excavation into one process! New pumping technology - Dragflow ...

Jun. 2, 2011

By Aquatech Dewatering Company

Alternatives for Finding Illicit Discharges to Stormwater Systems

ABSTRACT Provisions of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for stormwater discharges require that permits for municipal separate storm sewers systems (MS4s) shall include a requirement to effectively prohibit problematic non-storm water discharges into storm sewers. Emphasis is placed on the elimination of inappropriateconnections to urban storm drains. ...

Oct. 13, 2007

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Catchment `greening` using stormwater in Adelaide, South Australia

ABSTRACTThe paper reviews the goals of stormwater management adopted in Adelaide and declares a focus on harvesting of stormwater to replace mains water in irrigating areas landscaped with grass, flower beds and shrubs. Four categories of catchments are recognised according to their levels of pollution production - roof runoff and 'low', 'medium' and 'high' pollution runoff surfaces. Four case ...

Feb. 1, 1999

By IWA Publishing

How to Plan Stormwater Management for Urban Areas

Water is a vital commodity in our lives, but it is possible to have too much water all at once in our lives, especially following violent storms or snow melt. This excess water, lying on the ground, swelling rivers, canals and drains to over-capacity is known as stormwater. In order to make the best use of this water, local authorities need to safely contain stormwater while any ...

Jan. 23, 2014

By Liquivault

Stormwater and Spill Management at an Iron Pipe Foundry in Texas

ABSTRACTLarge industrial sites have had permits for storm water discharges under the NPDES program of the Clean Water Act since the mid to late 80’s. Recent emphasis has been placed on regulated facilities to prepare and implement Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans under the Oil Pollution Prevention Act (40 CFR 112). A large iron pipe foundry in Texas has several storm ...

Oct. 22, 2006

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Stormwater drainage analysis and design in Victoria, Australia

Untitled Document Victoria, Australia Wallingford Software's ...

Mar. 23, 2006

By Innovyze

Quantification of exposure to fecal contamination in open drains in four neighborhoods in Accra, Ghana

In low-income countries, rapid urbanization adds pressure to already stressed water and sanitation systems that are critical to the health of communities. Drainage networks, designed for stormwater but commonly used for disposing of waste, are rarely covered completely, allowing residents to easily come into contact with their contents. This study used spatial mapping, documentation of ...

Oct. 28, 2015

By IWA Publishing

Super Size My Stormwater Treatment System, Please!

Many municipalities have vast areas of developed impervious acreage from which stormwater drains without any form of treatment. These drainage systems were designed decades ago, predating regulatory requirement for nonpoint source pollution control. Every year pollutants from these sites discharge high levels of sediment, nutrients, trash, and heavy metals into local waters, impairing usage, ...

Oct. 13, 2006

By BaySaver Technologies, Inc.

Seven Maintenance Considerations for Stormwater Filtration Systems

All stormwater BMP’s will require maintenance at some time or time interval. Long-term maintenance costs and maintainability are very important considerations. Here are some other things you should consider when discussing maintenance of your stormwater filtration system. 1. Evaluate availability of maintenance contracting. It is the nature of filters to occlude with ...

Jul. 11, 2011

By Contech Engineered Solutions LLC

Safe Drain® Saves My Facility From Accidental Spill

"I am writing to thank-you for a great product. This morning we had a 25 gallon diesel spill near our Vehicle Service Area. The spill was a fluke - from the tank of a truck that was parked on a gradient - left without a gas cap. Diesel poured out of the truck onto the asphalt - directly into a newly installed Spill Safe Drain that was closed tightly. All of the spilled product was recovered, ...

Jun. 30, 2011

By Safe Drain Stormwater Holdings, Inc

Unique sponge system contains water contaminants in storm drains

Untitled Document SmartSponge technology captures oil and hydrocarbons from stormwater runoff, preventing its discharge into receiving waters. Water quality is being ...

Jan. 1, 2006

By Baum Publications Ltd.

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