The overarching goal of this research is to establish a successful forum for a transition from the existing paradigm of managing wastewater infrastructure to a more sustainable paradigm that achieves a more efficient utilisation of wastewater assets. A transitioning approach to support a more efficient utilisation of surface water and wastewater assets and infrastructure is proposed and developed. The determined transitioning approach possesses key stages namely developing the arena, developing the agenda, case study, and monitoring. The case study stage investigates a drainage utility identifying their improvement drivers, the removal of surface water through detailed drainage modelling and the financial examination of the costs incurred under the various scenarios conducted. Understanding the implications of removing/attenuating surface water from the network is improved through obtaining data by detailed drainage modelling. Infoworks software is used to investigate and assess the current and future operational scenarios of a wastewater system operating over one calendar year. Modelling scenarios were conducted removing surface water from selected areas focusing on the volumes requiring pumping and durations of pumping station(s) operation prior to treatment during storm conditions. The financial implication of removing surface water in combined sewer systems is examined in three main components. Firstly the costs of electricity incurred at the single sewage pumping station (SPS) investigated during the various scenarios modelled require to be addressed. Secondly the costs to retrofit sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS) solutions needs to be identified. Thirdly the implications of removing surface water for the drainage utility at the national level and the potential saving for householder’s committing to a surface water disconnection rebate scheme. When addressed at the macro level i.e., with over 2,100 pumping stations, some operating in sequence and contained within one drainage utility annually treating 315,360 megalitres the significance of the same multiple quantifiable and intangible benefits becomes amplified. The research aims, objectives and findings are presented to the identified and convened stakeholders. The transitioning approach developed encourages positive discourse between stakeholders. The level of success of the transitioning approach determined is then tested using a quantitative methodology through the completion of questionnaires. From the questionnaires completed the respondents unanimously agreed that surface water flows should be removed as well as reduced from the combined sewer system. The respondents agreed that the removal of surface water from a typical combined sewer system is justified by applying a transitioning approach focusing on the energy consumption required to pump increased volumes during storm events. This response is significant based upon the economic evidence and is contrary to the respondents previous position that finance was their most influencing factor. When provided with other potentially available benefits the respondents were even more supportive of the justification to remove surface water from the combined sewer system. The combined findings of the work presented in this thesis provide further justification that the transitioning approach applied to the removal of surface water from a typical combined sewer system, as determined in this research has been successful.

L’objectif de ce travail est d’évaluer le transfert des métaux lourds au sein d’une installation de traitement des eaux de ruissellement routier et de développer un procédé épuratoire qui permettrait de parfaire le traitement de ces eaux. La démarche scientifique déployée a d’abord consisté en la caractérisation des flux métalliques acheminés dans un bassin de rétention recevant des eaux de ruissellement provenant d’une autoroute et en l’évaluation du transfert de cette pollution métallique vers la végétation environnante. Les résultats de cette première étude ont permis de mettre en évidence : (1) un transfert des métaux lourds (Cd, Ni, Zn) des compartiments eau – sol vers les macrophytes aquatiques présent sur le site, (2) la capacité de ces macrophytes à accumuler des polluants métalliques au sein de leurs tissus et (3) le caractère bioindicateur de ces macrophytes pour assurer une surveillance de la pollution métallique présente dans les eaux de ruissellement. Compte tenu de la capacité des plantes à accumuler des métaux, en particulier au niveau de leurs racines, un procédé de phytoremediation appelé marais flottant a été proposé pour affiner le traitement des eaux de ruissellement. Les performances épuratoires de ces systèmes ont été évaluées en microcosmes et la faisabilité technique de pouvoir implanter de tels systèmes directement à la surface d’ouvrages existants a également été appréhendée. Les résultats ont démontré que les marais flottants peuvent tout à fait être mis en œuvre à la surface de bassins de rétention sous réserve que les matériaux choisis pour la construction de ces systèmes soient adaptés aux conditions environnementales. Les résultats ont également mis en évidence la capacité des marais flottants à éliminer les métaux présents en phase aqueuse ainsi que l’importance du réseau racinaire qui se développe dans la colonne d’eau sur la rétention des polluants et la filtration des particules fines en suspension. Enfin, cette étude a démontré que les marais flottants peuvent être considérés comme des systèmes de traitement pérennes et nécessitant très peu de maintenance. / The objective of this work is to evaluate the heavy metal transfer into an urban stormwater treatment device and to develop a treatment process which would allow improving the treatment of these waters. The scientific approach consisted first to characterize the metal loads forwarded into a retention pond receiving stormwater runoff coming from a highway and to evaluate the transfer of this metal pollution to the surrounding vegetation. The results of this preliminary study demonstrated: (1) a heavy metal transfer (Cd, Ni and Zn) from the water and soil compartments to the aquatic macrophytes present on the studied site, (2) the capacity of these macrophytes to accumulate metal pollutants into their tissues and (3) the bioindicator value of these macrophytes for biomonitoring of stormwater metal pollution. Regarding the capacity of plants to accumulate metals, especially in their roots, a phytoremediation process called floating treatment wetlands was proposed to improve urban stormwater quality. The treatment performances of these systems were evaluated through a microcosm experiment and the technical feasibility for implanting such floating systems directly on the surface of existing ponds was also evaluated. The results showed that floating treatment wetlands can be operated on the surface of retention pond provided that the material chosen for the construction of these systems are well adapted to environmental conditions. The results also brought to light the efficiency of floating treatment wetlands for metal uptake from water as well as the importance of the root system on pollutant retention and the filtration of fine suspended particles. Finally, this study showed that floating treatment wetlands can be considered as sustainable treatment systems that need low maintenance.

Nonpoint source pollution captured by urban stormwater runoff is the greatest challenge for surface water quality improvements. Computer-based design tools have been developed to help mediate this issue by guiding end users through the implementation of decentralized stormwater management. The majority of these tools focus on treatment via biofiltration, yet concern regarding this treatment regime is rising. Case studies from research past clearly indicate the susceptibility of groundwater to contamination from extensive anthropogenic activity at the surface. Contaminants, such as nitrates and pathogens, are not completely removed before runoff enters the underground watercourse. Additionally, national and state legislation, which explicitly lists where neglect for groundwater quality is permissible—exacerbate concerns. This research analyzes the efficiency the BMP Siting Tool developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Grey-to-Green Decision Support Tool developed by the University of South Florida. The tools were used to obtain cartographic data illustrating suitable sites for bioswales and infiltration basins throughout northern portion of Hillsborough County, Florida. This data was then integrated with the Karst Aquifer Vulnerability Index (KAVI) groundwater vulnerability model. The area of bioswales and infiltration basins that intersected areas of the KAVI model listed as ‘highly vulnerable’ or ‘moderate-to-highly vulnerable’ was calculated. This permitted an assessment of which BMP facility had the greatest sitings atop vulnerable areas, respective of the tool. The BMP Siting Tool sited 2.80% of all bioswales and 27.89% of all infiltration basins above vulnerable areas. Likewise, the Grey-to-Green Decision Support Tool sited 21.66% of all bioswales and 9.62% of all infiltration basins above vulnerable areas. These results prompted the development of a supplemental groundwater vulnerability framework to be incorporated into both tools’ analytical process.

In urban areas, stormwater management ponds (SWPs) are built to mitigate polluted runoff. Although these ponds are increasing in numbers, their ecology is not well understood. Physical and chemical characteristics of 17 SWPs in the City of Ottawa were measured to determine the drivers of phytoplankton biomass (Chl. a) and primary production (PP). While total phosphorus was the best predictor of algal biomass in the ponds (as in lakes), the imperviousness of the catchment could also predict Chl. a. Planktonic PP in two ponds measured seasonally was more closely related to water residence time than to nutrient concentrations with rates approaching at times the theoretical maximum for aquatic systems. In one pond, whole ecosystem metabolism, estimated using diel changes in dissolved oxygen and δ18O-O2, suggested that these hypereutrophic systems were net sinks for carbon in the summer but likely sources to the atmosphere at other times of the year.

Les émissions du trafic routier sont une des sources majeures de pollution dans les villes. La modélisation de la pollution de l'air et des eaux de ruissellement due aux émissions du trafic routier est essentielle pour comprendre les processus qui mènent à cette pollution et fournir les éléments d'information nécessaires au développement de politiques publiques efficaces pour la réduction des niveaux de pollution. L'objectif de cette thèse est d'évaluer la faisabilité et la pertinence de chaînes de modèles pour simuler l'impact du trafic routier sur la pollution de l'air et des eaux de ruissellement. La première partie a consisté à réaliser un état de l'art des outils de modélisation des différents phénomènes (trafic, émissions, pollution atmosphérique, qualité des eaux de ruissellement), mettant en exergue les enjeux liés à l'intégration des différents modèles pour constituer une chaîne cohérente en termes de polluants et d'échelles spatio-temporelles. Deux exemples de chaînes de modélisation ont été proposés, l'une statique avec des pas de temps horaires, la seconde envisageant une approche dynamique du trafic et des pollutions associées. Dans la deuxième partie de la thèse, des outils automatisés d'interfaçage ont été développés pour construire des chaînes de modèles. Ces chaînes de modèles ont ensuite été testées avec différents cas d'étude : (1) Couplage trafic / émissions avec une simulation d'une voie urbaine utilisant un modèle dynamique de trafic en lien avec des modèles d'émissions instantané et moyenné, (2) couplage émissions / pollution atmosphérique en bordure d'une autoroute, (3) couplages trafic / émissions / pollution atmosphérique en bordure d'une autoroute urbaine, (4) couplage émissions / pollution atmosphérique pour un quartier suburbain, (5) couplage dépôts atmosphériques / qualité des eaux de ruissellement pour un bassin versant suburbain, et finalement (6) une chaîne de modélisation complète avec couplages trafic / émissions /qualité de l'air et des eaux de ruissellement pour un bassin versant suburbain. Ces travaux ont permis à travers ces différents cas d'étude d'identifier les enjeux associés à l'intégration de modèles pour le calcul de la pollution de l'air et des eaux de ruissellement due au trafic routier en zone urbaine. Par ailleurs, ils fournissent une base solide pour le développement futur de modèles numériques intégrés de la pollution urbaine / Road traffic emissions are a major source of pollution in cities. Modeling of air and stormwater pollution due to on-road vehicles is essential to understand the processes that lead to the pollution and to provide the necessary information for the development of effective public policies to reduce pollution. The objective of this thesis is to evaluate the feasibility and relevance of modeling chains to simulate the impact of road traffic on air and stormwater pollution. The first part of the thesis consisted in assessing the state of the art of modeling tools available for the different relevant phenomena (traffic, emissions, atmospheric dispersion, and stormwater quality), highlighting challenges associated with the integration of the different models to create a consistent modeling chain in terms of pollutants and spatio-temporal scales. Two examples of modeling chains have been proposed, one static with hourly time-steps, the other based on a dynamic approach for traffic and its associated pollution. In the second part of the thesis, different interface tools have been developed to link models and construct modeling chains. These modeling chains were tested with different case studies: (1) coupling traffic and emissions for the simulation of an urban street using a dynamic model of traffic with instantaneous and time-averaged emission models, (2) coupling on-road emissions and atmospheric dispersion/deposition near a freeway, (3) coupling traffic, emissions and atmospheric dispersion/chemistry near a freeway, (4) coupling emissions and atmospheric dispersion/deposition in a suburban neighborhood (5) coupling atmospheric deposition and stormwater quality for an urban catchment, and finally (6) a complete modeling chain with traffic / emissions / air and stormwater quality models for urban catchment drainage. This work allows one to identify different possibilities of model integration to calculate air and stormwater pollution due to road traffic in urban areas. Moreover, it provides a solid basis for the future development of integrated numerical models of urban pollution

Na cidade de São Paulo, as inundações, consideradas a consequência das chuvas intensas e da impermeabilização do solo urbano, têm causado impactos consideráveis. As contínuas e frequentes inundações e as intervenções para contê-las, de alto custo para o Poder Público, justificam a busca de uma abordagem complementar à puramente técnica-hidráulica, que dê atenção aos aspectos sociopolíticos inerentes à drenagem urbana e ao manejo de águas pluviais, o foco principal desta pesquisa. Seus objetivos são: uma análise crítica sobre a incorporação do sociopolítico na malha de disciplinas do curso de Engenharia Civil; uma análise crítica da visão dos profissionais envolvidos, direta ou indiretamente, com a gestão urbana sobre a incorporação de aspectos sociais no planejamento e na implantação de obras de drenagem urbana; e se estes aspectos são incorporados aos projetos de obras de drenagem e se atores sociais localizados na área de uma bacia hidrográfica valorizam esta incorporação. A pesquisa concluiu que, ainda que aspectos sociopolíticos estejam incorporados na malha de disciplinas dos cursos de Graduação em Engenharia Civil e ainda que os profissionais da gestão urbana valorizem os aspectos sociais tanto quanto os aspectos técnicos das obras de drenagem, o planejamento e a implantação de obras de drenagem em construção na área da bacia hidrográfica, foco geográfico desta pesquisa, não incorporam os aspectos relativos ao sociopolítico. A bibliografia consultada e os exemplos concretos apresentados mostram a importância da incorporação dos aspectos sociopolíticos nas intervenções. Os conceitos discutidos ajudaram a formular recomendações para a incorporação do sociopolítico na malha das disciplinas e nos projetos de obras hidráulicas. São recomendações que visam, além da preservação ambiental e do atendimento ao interesse público, maximizar os benefícios da solução técnica. / In the city of São Paulo, intensive rains and urban impervious cover are being held responsible for flooding events which have been causing increase in runoff volume and in peak discharge. The high costs of technical hydraulic interventions to contain the frequent flooding impacts justify the search for an alternative approach: the incorporation of the sociopolitical complexities of urban stormwater drainage, the main theme of this research. Its objectives are: understand if and how sociopolitical complexities are being incorporated to Civil Engineering education; how professionals directly or indirectly involved in urban stormwater management see the incorporation of sociopolitical complexities in planning and implementation of stormwater drainage construction works and, finally, if these complexities are integrated in the projects being planned and being implemented in an urban watershed area. The research concluded that Civil Engineering education incorporate courses which open space for the discussion of sociopolitical aspects; that professionals involved in urban management value the incorporation of sociopolitical aspects in planning and implementation of storm water construction projects, but that in the watershed area where projects are being implemented such aspects are not taken into account. The bibliography and the concrete examples examined show the importance of incorporating sociopolitical aspects in drainage construction projects. The concepts brought forward help identify recommendations for the incorporation of sociopolitical aspects in Civil Engineering education and in the planning and implementation of stormwater constructions projects. These are recommendations which aim at increasing environmental preservation, meeting the public interest and maximizing the benefits of the technical solution.

The industrial area Larsfrid-Vilhelmsfält in Halmstad will be transformed into a residential-, service- and educational area. Heavy cloudbursts in the future are more than today's stormwater- and sewer pipes can handle. There is a possibility to supplement the drainage system with blue-green solutions for planned management, retention and storage of stormwater from daily rain and pluvial flooding. The solutions also do other ecosystem services as reducing heat and support biodiversity and their multifunctionality make them suitable on valuable land. This work has studied opportunities for blue-green solutions, especially green roofs, permeable surfaces and multifunctional spaces in Larsfrid-Vilhelmsfält. The study questions have been How can Halmstad municipality work with blue-green solutions as a resource in Larsfrid-Vilhelmsfält? and Is it possible to point out spaces in the Larsfrid-Vilhelmsfält area for blue-green stormwater management? The method consists of a literature study, questions to municipal officials, study of downpour maps and visual inspections. The first study question has been answered trough advantages and disadvantages according to different blue-green solutions, different laws, the planning process, costs and benefits and examples from Malmö and Göteborg amongst others. The second question has been answered trough suggestions of blue-green solutions pointed out on an image of Larsfrid-Vilhelmsfält. The image is created from a map overlay of an orthophoto and information from a downpour map, information from aerial photos from Internet and visual inspections on site. The municipality of Halmstad has a chance to start early with sustainable urban drainage systems in Larsfrid-Vilhelmsfält. There are ways to calculate costs and maintenance. It is easier and more inexpensive to construct blue-green solutions before the area is finished, than after. Without it, it will be much more expensive to take care of the suffering and the physical costs caused by pluvial flooding.

Urbanization causes various environmental issues including water pollution, air pollution, and solid waste. Urbanization of watersheds has a profound influence on the quality of stormwater runoff. The quality of stormwater runoff is highly associated with land use. This study analyzed the exceedance frequency of stormwater quality in five watersheds of Denton over eleven years and also analyzed the relationship between stormwater quality and land use/cover of each watershed. The results showed that the most of the water quality parameters that were examined in the Lower Pecan watershed exceeded their threshold most frequently. The higher frequency of exceedance in this watershed can be attributed to the wastewater treatment plant and landfill site. Total suspended solids and turbidity were frequently exceeded in Hickory and Clear Creek watersheds. Conductivity was found to have highest percentage of exceedance in Upper Pecan and Cooper watersheds. Thus, rural watersheds were related with higher exceedance of TSS and turbidity whereas urban watersheds were related with higher exceedance of conductivity.

Dagvatten härstammar från nederbörd och ibland en del grundvatten, när regn faller på hårda ytor ökar sannolikheten för ytavrinning med högt flöde och med det vattnet kan föroreningar följa med som hamnar i recipienten eftersom generellt så renas inte dagvatten när det rinner i ledningar, vattendrag eller diken vidare till recipient. När regn faller på ytor med vegetation så blir det lägre flöde, då en del vatten stannar på växter eller blir upptagna av rötter samt infiltreras av jorden. Vattnet filtreras därför naturligt och risken för föroreningar är lägre, men många naturligt förekommande ämnen hamnar ändå i recipienten. När städer expanderar så ökar de hårda ytorna i form av till exempel vägar och byggnader. Uppsala är en av dessa städer som expanderar, därför är det viktigt med bra dagvattenhantering för att försöka minska mängden utsläppta ämnen som försämrar vattenkvaliteten i Fyrisån. Studien genomfördes genom att kartlägga dagvattenutlopp med Fyrisån som recipient, samt provtagningar av vattnet från utloppen och ytvatten från Fyrisån. De parametrar som testats är konduktivitet, turbiditet och nitrathalt. Proven har sedan jämförts med data hämtad från Sveriges lantbruksuniversitets (SLU) teststationer Klastorp och Flottsund. Detta kandidatarbete undersöker dagvatten och dess påverkan på vattenkvalitet i Fyrisån. Den del av Fyrisån som analyserats är 8,5 km lång och sträcker sig från Klastorp i norra Uppsala, till Sävjaån i södra som ligger ungefär 4 km norr om Ekoln där Fyrisån mynnar. Varje dagvattenutlopp fick varsin koordinat med hjälp av en GPS och senare en benämning i undersökningen / Stormwater originates from precipitation and possibly some amounts of groundwater. When rain falls on areas with a hard surface it can contribute to surface runoff and with that the possibility for contaminations to enter the recipient, since most stormwater is directed to the recipient with pipes, trenches and water streams directly that generally have no sort of cleaning treatment. On the other hand, when precipitation falls on areas with vegetation the water is intercepted by the plants and the roots taking up water as well. This gives less runoff and the water that reaches the recipient has been filtered through the soil, but substances can still reach the recipient.  When cities expand and more hard surfaces increase such as roads and buildings, and areas of vegetation generally decrease. Uppsala is one those cities that are under heavy expansion, which makes it very important to have a good management plan of stormwater to try and decrease the amount of substances that makes water quality worse in Fyrisån. Three parameters were used to determine the water quality in this thesis, conductivity, turbidity and nitrate content. Testing was performed on both the water from the outlets, as well as the surface water of Fyrisån. Results from the testing were compared to data collected from Sveriges lantbruksuniversitets (SLU) test sites Klastorp and Flottsund. This bachelor’s thesis examines stormwater and its impact on water quality of Fyrisån in Uppsala, Sweden. The examined area follows Fyrisån, is 8,5 km long and stretches from the northern part of Uppsala, Klastorp to the south where a stream called Sävjaån connects, which is situated about 4km before Fyrisån mouths in the lake Ekoln. The area was mapped using a GPS, giving each location with a stormwater outage a specific coordinate and afterwards a name used in the report.

När samhällen byggs ut och mer genomsläpplig naturmark ersätts av hårdgjorda ytor ökar också mängden dagvatten. Dagvatten är regn eller smältvatten från snö och is som rinner av ytor så som tak, vägar och andra hårda ytor som skapats av människor. Dagvatten kan orsaka stora problem, exempelvis översvämningar och utsläpp av föroreningar till sjöar och vattendrag. För att förebygga dessa problem har många kommuner tagit fram dagvattenstrategier med krav och riktlinjer för hur dagvattnet ska tas hand om på bästa hållbara sätt. Ett exempel på hållbar dagvattenhantering är så kallad trög avrinning, det vill säga olika lösningar för att fördröja dagvattnet med syftet att undvika stora flöden och rena vattnet från föroreningar.  En av kommunerna som tagit fram en strategi för dagvattenhanteringen är Täby kommun. Denna dagvattenstrategi används som underlag vid planering av exploatering av områden, till exempel vid byggnation av bostadsområden. I det nya bostadsområdet Täby Park i Täby har två kvarter anlagts med lösningar för dagvattenhanteringen efter dagvattenutredningar utförda av Structor Uppsala. Det här projektet ämnade att undersöka om de lösningar som föreslogs för och sedan implementerades i de två kvarteren uppnådde Täby kommuns krav på dagvattenhantering. Kvarteren som undersöktes, vilka benämns kvarter 1:6 Opalen och kvarter 1:7 Klövern, var av liknande storlek och med liknande dagvattenlösningar. För att undersöka dagvattenflödet utfördes flödes- och nederbördsmätningar under en månads tid och en modell ställdes upp i Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis för att simulera vattenflödet. Beräkningar baserade på samma metod som i dagvattenutredningen utfördes även för den slutgiltiga utformningen av respektive kvarter.  Till följd av små regnmängder samt en initial felprogrammering av en flödesmätare behövde datat från flödesmätarna bearbetas för att få fram ett resultat för fördröjningen i samband med regnhändelserna. Dessutom behövde en av flödesmätarnas data bortses från på grund av felaktiga värden, vilket innebar att det uppmätta dagvattenflödet endast speglade ungefär halva utredningsområdet. Fördröjningen mellan regnets inträffande och flödesmätarnas utslag kunde inte fastsällas som ett resultat av dagvattenlösningarnas implementering, till stor del på grund av bristande data. Dagvattenflödena som beräknades utifrån mätdatat, teoretiskt och med modellen skildes åt, men även här övervägande på grund av felkällor och bristande data. Fortsatt undersökning för modellens optimering och fler mätningar skulle kunna ge en bättre korrelation för både fördröjningen i tid (regnhändelse och flödesmätares utslag) och fördröjningen i volym som fördröjningsåtgärderna bidrar med. / When urbanization increases, one consequence of permeable land being replaced by impermeable surfaces is an increase in stormwater. Stormwater, which is water from rain or melted snow and ice that runs off from impermeable surfaces such as roofs and roads, can cause problems for infrastructure. Some of these problems entail flooding and transport of pollutants to lakes and rivers. To counteract these issues, many Swedish municipalities have compiled so called stormwater strategies (''dagvattenstrategier'') containing requirements and guidelines on how to sustainably manage stormwater. One method for sustainable stormwater management is stormwater detention, i.e. slowing down the water, which can be achieved in several ways. Through detention, large flows can be reduced and pollutants can be filtered out of the water. The municipality of Täby is one of the above mentioned municipalities with stormwater strategies. This strategy is used by exploiters when planning, for instance, new residential areas, as a mean to ensure that the stormwater is properly taken care of within the boundaries of the premise. Two apartment blocks in Täby Park, a newly built residential area in Täby, have been built with detention measures for stormwater management suggested by Structor Uppsala in their stormwater investigations for both blocks respectively. The aim of this project was to investigate whether the suggested detention measures were enough to reach the requirements in Täby's stormwater strategy. The studied apartment blocks were of similar size and had approximately the same fraction of stormwater detention measures. During the project time, precipitation and stormwater flow were measured for approximately a month and a model was made in Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis to simulate the flow in the project area. Calculations for the water flow in the project were made with the rational method, which was used for the calculations done in Structor Uppsala's stormwater investigation.  As a result of little precipitation during the period of measurements, and an unfortunate initial error in a flow meter, the data from the flow measurements needed to be modified to get the resulting relationship between rain events and the detention of stormwater within the project area. An additional error came from false values from one of the flow meters, which led to it and it's data to become discarded and thus only giving the stormwater flow for roughly half of the project area. From the results a certain time delay between rain event and stormwater flow was seen. However, this could not be determined to be solely from the detention measures due to insufficient data. The stormwater flows calculated from the measured data, the theoretical calculations, and the model were significantly different. Here, the sources of error and insufficient data were certainly a contributing factor. Continued studies with an optimization of the model and more measurements could give a better correlation between the time delay between rain event and flow and the flow detention from the stormwater measures.