Thermal enhancement of stormwater runoff by paved surfaces

Buren, M. A. Van; Watt, W. E.; Maršálek, Jiří; Anderson, Bruce

doi:10.1016/s0043-1354(99)00244-4

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“…Heat inputs from the overlying air, absorbed solar radiation, and inputs of heated urban runoff during the summer months can result in strong thermal stratification and resistance to full mixing of the water column (Kalff, 2002;Van Buren et al, 2000). On the other hand, wind provides mechanical energy that breaks down stratification and results in complete mixing in shallower aquatic ecosystems (Boehrer and Schultze, 2008;Imberger, 1985).…”

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Thermal stratification patterns in urban ponds and their relationships with vertical nutrient gradients

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Xenopoulos

Buttle

et al. 2013

Journal of Environmental Management

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Thermal stratification patterns in urban ponds and their relationships with vertical nutrient gradients

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Xenopoulos

Buttle

et al. 2013

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Hence, the results presented here are representative of the thermal loading from small areas of developed land in close proximity to the receiving stream. In addition, the thermal loading results do not consider the effect of stormwater mitigation techniques such as detention ponds, which introduce additional dynamics to thermal loading (Galli, 1990;Van Buren et al, 2000). The thermal loading of runoff from each storm is quantified by three parameters: runoff temperature (°C), rate of heat export (W/m 2 ) during a rainfall/runoff event, and the total amount of heat export by a rainfall/runoff event (J/m 2 ).…”

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Thermal pollution of streams by runoff from paved surfaces

Herb¹,

Janke²,

Mohseni

et al. 2008

Hydrological Processes

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Abstract:Urban development dramatically alters a drainage system by landscaping, changes in surface cover, and addition of stormwater handling systems. Increased and warmer runoff from impervious surfaces into streams can lead to a degradation of habitat for coldwater fish. For the projection of thermal impacts of new land development projects, hydro-thermal simulation models have been developed. With measured climate as input, these deterministic models can be used to predict the thermal impact of individual storm events. Surface runoff and runoff temperature were simulated for an asphalt parking lot using 6 years of climate data from Minnesota, USA, with 282 individual rainfall events. The thermal loading from each rainfall event was quantified by three parameters: runoff temperature (°C), rate of heat export (W/m 2 ) and total (integral) heat export (J/m 2 ). Many storm events were found to have little thermal impact, but a few events per year have high thermal impact, either due to large rainfall amounts at a high dew point temperature or due to high land surface temperature combined with moderate rainfall amounts. The amount of heat added to the runoff is highly dependent on both the characteristics of the rainfall event and the weather conditions prior to the storm event. Runoff temperatures from asphalt were found to be well correlated to a linear combination of three parameters: average dew point temperature during the storm, air temperature prior to the storm, and solar radiation prior to the storm. The study results imply that stormwater thermal pollution is more severe when (1) atmospheric air and dew point temperatures are higher than stream temperature, e.g. for streams that are fed by groundwater that is colder than the ambient air, (2) rainfall events are short, intense and preceded by full or partial sun, and (3) watersheds have a high percentage of impervious, particular paved, surfaces.

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“…As an intermediate host for parasitic trematodes this snail may impact species of concern including fishes and amphibians (Rader et al, 2003). Schueler (1987) found that water temperature increases in urban area streams are not only a function of warm water entering streams from wastewater treatment facilities but could also occur from water being heated by impervious surfaces (e.g., van Buren et al, 2000), by solar radiation in unshaded conveyance channels, and from impoundments such as stormwater detention ponds. Increased water temperatures from wastewater discharges likely are detrimental to certain invertebrate taxa, resulting in competitive exclusion by more tolerant species (e.g., Cairns, 1972).…”

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Response of stream macroinvertebrate assemblages to erosion control structures in a wastewater dominated urban stream in the southwestern U.S.

Nelson

2010

Hydrobiologia

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Effects of stream erosion control structures on aquatic macroinvertebrates were studied (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009) in a wastewater dominated drainage (Wash) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mainstem sites with and without structures, wastewater treatment plant outfalls, a reference site above treatment plant inputs, and tributary sites were sampled. Ordination suggested hydrology and channel characteristics (current velocity, stream depth, and width), and water quality (conductivity) were primary factors in organizing macroinvertebrate communities, with some variables altered at structures. Treatment plant inputs changed hydrology (increased flows), water chemistry (conductivity decreased below treatment plants), and temperature. Assemblages differed between site types, with midges and damselflies important at tributary sites and Fallceon mayflies and Smicridea caddisflies common at erosion control structures. Locally unique communities developed at structures which also may have facilitated exotic species invasions. Analyses showed that taxa richness increased over time at these sites and differed significantly from richness at sites without structures.Structures appeared important in retaining organic matter and, among mainstem sites, coarse particulate organic matter was highest, but variable, at structures and at wetlands above the structures. Erosion control structures, coupled with warm effluent, high baseflows, and altered water quality resulted in development of a macroinvertebrate community that did not trend towards reference or tributary sites. In this case, ecological communities at structures used for river restoration were not on a continuum between disturbed and reference sites. Goal setting of community responses at these structures would have required insight beyond the simple use of reference site attributes.

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Thermal enhancement of stormwater runoff by paved surfaces

Cited by 98 publications

References 7 publications

Thermal stratification patterns in urban ponds and their relationships with vertical nutrient gradients

Thermal stratification patterns in urban ponds and their relationships with vertical nutrient gradients

Thermal pollution of streams by runoff from paved surfaces

Response of stream macroinvertebrate assemblages to erosion control structures in a wastewater dominated urban stream in the southwestern U.S.

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