Sunday, June 01, 2008 8:00 PM
Posted By: Stormwater Editor
As property is converted from natural to developed land use, impervious area is added and remaining pervious areas may be compacted by construction equipment traffic. These changes reduce the potential for rainfall to infiltrate into the ground and increase the post-development volume of stormwater runoff discharged from the site. In addition to an increase in runoff volume, human activities associated with development routinely increase the concentration of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), suspended so More...