Simulation-Optimization Approach to Design Low Impact Development for Managing Peak Flow Alterations in Urbanizing Watersheds

Damodaram, Chandana; Zechman, Emily M.

doi:10.1061/(asce)wr.1943-5452.0000251

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“…Green infrastructure is designed to mitigate storm water impacts, and its success at doing so has been reported in multiple studies [e.g., Roseen et al ., ; Damodaram and Zechman , ; Askarizadeh et al ., ; Guan et al ., ; Winston et al ., ]. Although the effectiveness of storm water management practices has been assessed for different climates and designs, there is a limited knowledge base for how these solutions impact, separately or jointly, catchment‐scale hydrology [ Bell et al ., ].…”

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Simulation of the cumulative hydrological response to green infrastructure

Avellaneda

Jefferson

Grieser

et al. 2017

Water Resources Research

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In this study, we evaluated the cumulative hydrologic performance of green infrastructure in a residential area of the city of Parma, Ohio, draining to a tributary of the Cuyahoga River. Green infrastructure included the following spatially distributed devices: 16 street‐side bioretention cells, 7 rain gardens, and 37 rain barrels. Data consisted of rainfall and outfall flow records for a wide range of storm events, including pretreatment and treatment periods. The Stormwater Management Model was calibrated and validated to predict the hydrologic response of green infrastructure. The calibrated model was used to quantify annual water budget alterations and discharge frequency over a 6 year simulation period. For the study catchment, we observed a treatment effect with increases of 1.4% in evaporation, 7.6% in infiltration, and a 9.0% reduction in surface runoff. The hydrologic performance of green infrastructure was evaluated by comparing the flow duration curve for pretreatment and treatment outfall flow scenarios. The flow duration curve shifted downward for the green infrastructure scenario. Discharges with a 0.5, 1, 2, and 5 year return period were reduced by an average of 29%. Parameter and predictive uncertainties were inspected by implementing a Bayesian statistical approach.

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Simulation of the cumulative hydrological response to green infrastructure

Avellaneda

Jefferson

Grieser

et al. 2017

Water Resources Research

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“…The HFR represents this dynamic better than the peak flow. The results presented here and by Damodaram and Zechman () suggest that the combination of LIDs and detention ponds may control a wide spectrum of storms, through better mimicking the hydrograph for frequent and smaller storms and providing necessary flood control during intense rainfall events. Although analysis of the HFR indicates that the Pond Scenario performs better than the LID Scenario for more intense storms, the shape of the hydrograph and the value of the peak flow of the LID Scenario match those of the Existing Scenario more closely than the Pond Scenario for all storms.…”

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Hydrologic Impact Assessment of Land Cover Change and Stormwater Management Using the Hydrologic Footprint Residence

Giacomoni

Gómez²,

Berglund

2014

J American Water Resour Assoc

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Urbanization impacts the stormwater regime through increased runoff volumes and velocities. Detention ponds and low impact development (LID) strategies may be implemented to control stormwater runoff. Typically, mitigation strategies are designed to maintain postdevelopment peak flows at predevelopment levels for a set of design storms. Peak flow does not capture the extent of changes to the hydrologic flow regime, and the hydrologic footprint residence (HFR) was developed to calculate the area and duration of inundated land during a storm. This study couples a cellular automata land cover change model with a hydrologic and hydraulic framework to generate spatial projections of future development on the fringe of a rapidly urbanizing metropolitan area. The hydrologic flow regime is characterized for existing and projected land cover patterns under detention pond and LID‐based control, using the HFR and peak flow values. Results demonstrate that for less intense and frequent rainfall events, LID solutions are better with respect to HFR; for larger storms, detention pond strategies perform better with respect to HFR and peak flow.

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“…There are computationally modeled results of LID implementation on the hydrology of small catchments and watersheds. These studies often compare to traditional stormwater BMPs and even predevelopment conditions to a holistic LID implementation (Damodaram and Zechman, 2013;Doubleday et al, 2013;Martin-Mikle et al, 2015;Yazdi and Salehi Neyshabouri 2014;Loperfido et al, 2014). Modeling efforts have shown that predevelopment flow conditions can be maintained with the use of holistic LID design (Doubleday et al, 2013), though in some scenarios, traditional BMPs were needed to match flow characteristics from large storm events (Hood et al, 2007).…”

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Critical Review of Technical Questions Facing Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure: A Perspective from the Great Plains

Vogel

Moore

Coffman

et al. 2015

Water Environment Research

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Since its inception, Low Impact Development (LID) has become part of urban stormwater management across the United States, marking progress in the gradual transition from centralized to distributed runoff management infrastructure. The ultimate goal of LID is full, cost-effective implementation to maximize watershed-scale ecosystem services and enhance resilience. To reach that goal in the Great Plains, the multi-disciplinary author team presents this critical review based on thirteen technical questions within the context of regional climate and socioeconomics across increasing complexities in scale and function. Although some progress has been made, much remains to be done including continued basic and applied research, development of local LID design specifications, local demonstrations, and identifying funding mechanisms for these solutions. Within the Great Plains and beyond, by addressing these technical questions within a local context, the goal of widespread acceptance of LID can be achieved, resulting in more effective and resilient stormwater management.

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Simulation-Optimization Approach to Design Low Impact Development for Managing Peak Flow Alterations in Urbanizing Watersheds

Cited by 88 publications

References 19 publications

Simulation of the cumulative hydrological response to green infrastructure

Simulation of the cumulative hydrological response to green infrastructure

Hydrologic Impact Assessment of Land Cover Change and Stormwater Management Using the Hydrologic Footprint Residence

Critical Review of Technical Questions Facing Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure: A Perspective from the Great Plains

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