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INVENTORY OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE CITY OF OXFORD, OHIO

Kitheka, Bernard M., Mr.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1274732505

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2010, Master of Environmental Science, Miami University, Environmental Sciences.
This report is an inventory of types of stormwater management practices, both the poor and the best, in the City of Oxford. A structure or practice is regarded as a “poor stormwater management practice” if it increases peak flow, decreases base flow, increases or does not eliminate pollution, exacerbates erosion and degrades aquatic habitats. These practices include connected impervious surfaces, poorly designed or poorly managed stormwater infrastructure, uncollected trash and pet waste. A structures and practices is regarded as a stormwater “best management practice” if it reduces peak flow, increases baseflow, eliminates or does not contribute to stormwater pollution and does not degrade streams and aquatic habitats. Such practices include pervious pavers, filter strips, storm drains, rain gardens, disconnected impervious surfaces, street sweeping, vegetated depressions and retention gardens. This study does not attempt to uncover issues of policy regarding stormwater management in the city. Some recommendations on how the City of Oxford could encourage stormwater best management practices are given in the end. A glossary of key stormwater terms is also provided.
Mark R. Boardman, PhD (Advisor)
David L. Prytherch, PhD (Committee Member)
Donna S. McCullom, PhD (Committee Member)
82 p.
Hydrology
Impervious cover; baseflow; peakflow; GIS; NPDES; watershed; biofilter, retention pond, vegetated swale; pervious paver; infiltration; point-source pollution

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  • Kitheka, B. M. (2010). INVENTORY OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE CITY OF OXFORD, OHIO [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1274732505

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kitheka, Bernard. INVENTORY OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE CITY OF OXFORD, OHIO. 2010. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1274732505.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kitheka, Bernard. "INVENTORY OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE CITY OF OXFORD, OHIO." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1274732505

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