TY - GEN
T1 - Improving hydrologic sustainability of texas A&M university campus
AU - Khedun, Prakash
AU - Damodaram, Chandana
AU - Giacomoni, Marcio
AU - Ryan, Andrea
AU - Holmes, Hillary
AU - Klein, Ross
AU - Saour, William
AU - Hollingsworth, Michelle
AU - Berthold, Troy
AU - Davis, Meg
AU - Bullock, Philip
AU - Ravikumar, Neetha
AU - Zechman, Emily
AU - Moore, Georgianne
AU - Boulanger, Bryan
AU - Stoleru, Radu
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This research investigates the hydrologic sustainability of urban development and stormwater management for a watershed on the Texas A&M campus. The main Texas A&M campus has become increasingly urbanized, resulting in areas of imperviousness that generate higher rates of runoff. This growth has proceeded unchecked, and significant growth and development are planned for the future. Both increased rates of runoff from previous development and the impact of anticipated development should be addressed through mitigation efforts. This research provides a means to assess watershed health through biological indicators, water quality indicators, riparian ecosystems, the floodplain footprint, and the long term flow regime. A modeling framework is implemented to couple hydrologic and hydraulics models to simulate a set of watershed management plans that employ alternative best management practices. Development plans will be evaluated based on a set of comprehensive metrics that synthesize ecological, hydrologic, and environmental aspects of watershed health. The selection of management plans based on these metrics will enhance the environmental sustainability of further campus development.
AB - This research investigates the hydrologic sustainability of urban development and stormwater management for a watershed on the Texas A&M campus. The main Texas A&M campus has become increasingly urbanized, resulting in areas of imperviousness that generate higher rates of runoff. This growth has proceeded unchecked, and significant growth and development are planned for the future. Both increased rates of runoff from previous development and the impact of anticipated development should be addressed through mitigation efforts. This research provides a means to assess watershed health through biological indicators, water quality indicators, riparian ecosystems, the floodplain footprint, and the long term flow regime. A modeling framework is implemented to couple hydrologic and hydraulics models to simulate a set of watershed management plans that employ alternative best management practices. Development plans will be evaluated based on a set of comprehensive metrics that synthesize ecological, hydrologic, and environmental aspects of watershed health. The selection of management plans based on these metrics will enhance the environmental sustainability of further campus development.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70350148192&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1061/41036(342)122
DO - 10.1061/41036(342)122
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:70350148192
SN - 9780784410363
T3 - Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009 - World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: Great Rivers
SP - 1238
EP - 1247
BT - Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009 - World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009
T2 - World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: Great Rivers
Y2 - 17 May 2009 through 21 May 2009
ER -