Manual on Fundamentals of Urban Runoff Management

 

Published by the North American Lake Management Society (www.nalms.org), a newly updated version of the widely-read and respected book, The Fundamentals of Urban Runoff Management manual, is now available.  Thirteen chapters and over 300 pages long, the manual’s contents include:

•   Water Quantity Impacts of Urban Land Use

•   Water Quality Impacts of Urbanization

•   Bio-physical impacts of Urbanization on Aquatic Ecosystems

•   Aquatic Monitoring and Program Design

•   Physical and Chemical Monitoring

•   Biological Monitoring and Assessment

•   Impact Avoidance

•   Erosion and Sediment Control

•   Structural Stormwater Management Facilities

•   Low Streamflow Augmentation and Groundwater Recharge

•   Watershed Management Approaches

•   Maintenance of Stormwater Management Practices

The manual is available for download in two versions: low-resolution and high-resolution. The low-resolution document is suitable for on-screen reading and lower-quality printing. The high-resolution version contains higher-quality graphics and is suitable for printing.