Minnesota Stormwater Research and Technology Transfer Program – A Comprehensive Approach to Collaborative Research

Abstract

Urban stormwater, runoff from largely impervious surfaces including streets, sidewalks, parking lots, roofs, and in some cases, turf grass, is a major source of nonpoint source pollution. As runoff flows across and down the landscape, it collects and transports sediment, nutrients, chlorides, pathogens, toxic contaminants, and debris. In excess, these pollute our communities' lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and groundwater resources (UMN WRC 2011;

Changes in Streamflow Statistics and Catchment Land Uses Across Select USGS Gages in Northwest and West‐central Arkansas

“…Low flows caused by groundwater recharge and subsurface return flows, which is the most prevalent low flow source in the study area, are affected by soil series distribution and infiltration, hydraulic characteristics of aquifers, evapotranspiration from the watershed, topography, and climate (Smakhtin 2001). Understanding changes in low and high flows are important for managing water supply, stormwater, waste‐load allocation, reservoir storage, recreation, and wildlife conservation (Smakhtin 2001), as well as educational opportunities (Hutton and Allen 2021) and research needs (Bilotta and Peterson 2021).…”