ABSTRACT
Urban stormwater runoff has been recognized as one of the major nonpoint sources of pollution, contributing to the degradation of water quality in receiving-water bodies. Characteristics of urban storm runoff and its impact have been well documented. 1 However, urban stormwater pollution control measures are still in the early stages of implementation and relatively few performance data are available from full-scale field applications. Such performance data are needed for the derivation of design criteria for the various structural control measures or “Best Management Practices” (BMPs).
