management practices.

Details

• Creators:
  Whelton, Andrew J. ; Gill, Jeffrey ; Song, Li ; Froderman, Bryce ; Teimouri, Mahboobeh ; Cai, Hua
• Corporate Creators:
  Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program
• Corporate Contributors:
  Indiana Department of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Runoff
  • Storm sewers
  • Drainage
  • Water quality management
  • Sewage treatment
  • Best practices
  • stormwater
  • BMP
  • pollution
  • runoff
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/IN/JTRP-2016/09
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Indiana
• Corporate Publisher:
  Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program
• Abstract:
  The project objective was to conduct a detailed literature review of storm water pollutants and mitigation technologies and synthesize ; the information so that INDOT can implement project results into standards. Because it is a municipal separate storm sewer system ; (MS4), INDOT is required to minimize storm water pollution. A literature review was carried-out to gauge pollutants examined by other ; transportation agencies, the pollutant’s relevance to Indiana roadways, and the effectiveness of storm water pollution minimization best ; management practices (BMP). A cost benefit analysis was also conducted for a few BMP devices used in Indiana. Results showed that a ; variety of databases contained BMP testing studies and the same type of BMP may not perform similarly at different sites. Some BMPs ; can also generate pollutants. Very little BMP design, cost, and performance data were obtained during this study from INDOT and ; municipalities contacted due to the organizations being unable to access it. Manufacturer self-reported BMP device performance data ; found was not corroborated by independent device testing data. Reliance on manufacturer reported data greatly overestimated the ; device’s cost benefit; field validated device performance data are needed. Based on project results INDOT should consider (1) ; establishing agency-wide procedures to begin collecting pertinent storm water BMP information from ongoing and planned projects, (2) ; surveying which and how many BMPs are under INDOT control, (3) applying caution when estimating BMP performance based on ; manufacturer reported data or BMP performance data from other parts of the U.S., (4) conducting a field investigation to determine ; pollutant removal effectiveness for select BMPs.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SPR-3941
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31624/dot_31624_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.54 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c8ff86102db834c0c2d32d6d06ac0a75c51cb0a04d2607fbdb20af5b3bb67a6e