Effects of watershed-scale green infrastructure retrofits on urban stormwater quality: A paired watershed study to quantify nutrient and sediment removal

JS Smith, RJ Winston, DM Wituszynski, RA Tirpak… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban stormwater represents a substantial source of nutrients and sediment to aquatic
ecosystems. Green infrastructure (GI), including bioretention and permeable pavement, is an …

Nature-based solutions as urban adaptation to climate risk: Framework for economic evaluation as decision support tool

S Sahay - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Integration of Nature-based solution (NBS) as adaptation in planning and policy remains a
challenge due to lack of adequate information on economic feasibility. This is mainly due to …

Hydrologic responses of single land use urban and forested watersheds and their implications to improving urban drainage design

IM Simpson, RJ Winston, RA Tirpak, JD Dorsey… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The need for resilient stormwater infrastructure is increasingly critical as urbanization and
climate change continue to threaten water resources. Engineers and practitioners require …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the influence of green stormwater infrastructure implemented for combined sewer overflow control on urban streamflows

N Kwak, V Smith, KD Good - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) have been an increasing challenge as urbanization and
climate change have induced more frequent overflows, impairing stream health. In response …

[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal Analysis of Urban Stormwater Microbiome and Resistome from Watersheds with and without Green Infrastructure using Long-Read Sequencing

M Mills, A Davis, E Lancaster, B Choi, J Martin… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Since stormwater conveys a variety of contaminants into water bodies, green infrastructure
(GI) is increasingly being adopted as an on-site treatment solution in addition to controlling …

Catchment-Scale Hydrologic Effectiveness of Residential Rain Gardens: A Case Study in Columbia, Maryland, USA

BJ Daniels, JA Yeakley - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
To mitigate the adverse impacts of urban stormwater on streams, watershed managers are
increasingly using low-impact development and green infrastructure (LID-GI) stormwater …

Effects of land use on thermal enrichment of urban stormwater and potential mitigation of runoff temperature by watershed-scale stormwater control measures

IM Simpson, RJ Winston - Ecological Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Stream temperature is critical to the survival and reproduction of fauna in cold-water
ecosystems. Urbanization causes abrupt increases in ambient stream temperature via …

Curbing sediment: The effects of added surface roughness in the curb and gutter as a novel pretreatment for green infrastructure stormwater control measures

AG Grimm, A Oabel, H Steiner, RJ Winston - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Stormwater control measures (SCMs) are employed to reduce the multitude of deleterious
impacts of urban runoff on receiving waters. Sediment accumulation in infiltration-based …

Optimal distribution of green and grey infrastructures coupled with real time control of the sewer for combined sewer overflows control as an adaptation measure to …

MÈ Jean, C Morin, JE Ossa Ossa, S Duchesne… - Urban Water …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Optimization of the spatial distribution of green infrastructures (GIs) was performed for a
combined sewer system located in the Province of Quebec, Canada, using a simulation …

Community-centered instrumentation and monitoring of nature-based solutions for urban stormwater control

CM O'Brien, M Mossman, L Chamberlain… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme precipitation events,
requiring new ways of managing stormwater, particularly in urban areas. Nature-based …