The vegetated stormwater-detention basin at a small residential development in Monroe County, N.Y. has been shown to be effective in reducing loads of certain chemical constituents to receiving waters. Loads of suspended solids, nitrogen, and phosphorus have been reduced by an average of 14 to 62 percent. The basin has little effect on the temperature of runoff between the inflow and the outflow; water temperatures at the outflow during summer storms averaged 0.5 degrees Celsius higher than those at the inflow.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Title | Effects of a vegetated stormwater-detention basin on chemical quality and temperature of runoff from a small residential development in Monroe County, New York |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri014099 |
| Authors | Donald A. Sherwood |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series Number | 2001-4099 |
| Index ID | wri014099 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | New York Water Science Center |