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based objectives from the NSW DECC Urban Water Resources Research Council. Ma J, Lenhart J, Pedrick J & Tracy K (2010):
(2007) and QLD Single State Planning Jim holds a BS in Plant Sciences, a BS in Stormwater Phosphorus Removal Using
Innovative Filtration Media. American Society
Policy (2014) for all relevant pollutants, Agricultural Engineering and MS in Water
of Civil Engineers (ASCE), World Environmental
including TSS, TP and TN. Resources Engineering. He has authored
and Water Resources Congress: Challenges of
over 45 papers on the subject of water Change, Providence, Rhode Island.
Results from the 20-month study, that
quality and stormwater treatment.
represented 704mm of precipitation, Miguntanna NP, Goonetilleke A & Egodowatta
show that the RCFS tested was effective John Pedrick is Project P (2010): Understanding Nutrient Build-up on
in removing solid and nutrient pollutants Manager of Contech Urban Road Surfaces. Journal of Environmental
from the stormwater runoff. This study Engineered Solutions, Sciences, 22, 6, pp 806–812.
was completed using the recommended Portland Oregon and has Neumann L & Sharma A (2010): Literature Review
design criteria based on an individual 14 years of stormwater on Performance Testing Approaches for Gross
cartridge flow rate of 0.5L/s, activated management experience, Pollutant Traps. CSIRO, Water for a Healthy
alumina media, and a volume-based including managing numerous Country National Research Flagship.
design methodology. The RCFS was stormwater BMP monitoring programs NSW Department of Environment and
designed to capture and treat 75% of the in the US. He currently serves on the Climate Change (DECC, 2007): Managing
calculated water quality volume (i.e. the CPSWQ Council as the representative Urban Stormwater: Environmental Targets.
runoff volume associated with a 25mm for The Northwest Region and holds a Consultation Draft – October 2007,
Department of Environment and Climate
event). The RCFS was also designed on dual degree in Agricultural and Extension
Change NSW, p 4.
a mass-loading basis to meet the annual Education (AEE) and Environmental
pollutant loading requirements of the Resource Management (ERM) from The Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
site with a minimum expected interval Pennsylvania State University College Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, New Jersey Department of
between maintenance of one year. of Agricultural Sciences.
Environmental Protection Division of Science,
The fraction of soluble nitrogen found References Research and Technology. (Rutgers/NJDEP)
in this study is in good agreement (2006): Correlation of Total Suspended Solids
BMP Database (2010): International Stormwater
(TSS) and Suspended Sediment Concentration
with the Australian data. The influent Best Management Practices (BMP) Database.
(SSC) Test Methods.: Trenton, Oregon:
concentrations, however, are at the lower
Pollutant Category Summary: Nutrients. Qizhong (George) Guo.
end of the Australian data. CSIRO (2010) Prepared by Geosyntec Consultants Inc. and
found that higher influent concentrations Taylor GD, Fletcher TD, Wong THF, Breen PF &
Wright Water Engineers Inc. (available from
Duncan HP (2005): Nitrogen Composition in
lead to higher percentage removals and, www.bmpdatabase.org).
Urban Runoff – Implications for Stormwater
in this context, we would expect results
Chiew FHS & Vaze J (2004): Nutrient Loads Management. Water Research, 39, pp
of the RCFS study to be conservative Associated with Different Sediment Sizes in 1982–1989.
when applied under Australian Urban Stormwater and Surface Pollutants.
URS Greiner Woodward Clyde, Urban Drainage
conditions. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 130,
and Flood Control District, Urban Water
4, pp 391–396. American Society of Civil
The Authors Engineers, April 2004.
Resources Research Council (UWRRC) of ASCE,
Office of Water, US Environmental Protection
Michael Wicks (email: Contech Stormwater Solutions Inc. (Contech) Agency (URS/EPA) (1999): Development of
michaelw@stormwater360. (2002): Evaluation of Lifecycle Loading Performance Measures Task 3.1 – Technical
com.au) is Technical Director Characteristics of The Stormwater Memorandum Determining Urban Stormwater
of Stormwater360 Australia. Management StormFilter® Cartridge Portland, Best Management Practice (BMP) Removal
Michael is a Civil Engineer Oregon. Efficiencies. Washington DC: Author.
with 15 years’ experience Cornell University Cooperative Extension US Geological Survey (USGS) (1980): Water
and an array of skills including hydraulics, (Cornell) (2007): Cation Exchange Capacity Resources Division by Office of Water Quality
hydrology, stormwater quality modelling, (CEC), Agronomy Fact Sheet Series, Fact (OWQ) Technical Memorandum No 80, 17.
structural design, project management, Sheet 22.
US Geological Survey (USGS) (1991): US
research and development. Michael has Duncan HP (1999): Urban Stormwater Quality: A Geological Survey, Techniques of Water-
designed, constructed, implemented, and Statistical Overview, Report 99/3, Cooperative Resources Investigations Reston, Virginia. DR
monitored numerous stormwater quality Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology, Helsel & RM Hirsch.
treatment facilities throughout the east Melbourne, Australia.
Walker TA & Wong THF (1999): Effectiveness
coast of Australia. Fletcher T, Duncan H, Poelsma P & Lloyd S, of Street Sweeping for Stormwater Pollution
(2004): Stormwater Flow and Quality, and the Control. Cooperative Research Centre for
Jim Lenhart is the founder of
Effectiveness of Non-Proprietary Stormwater Catchment Hydrology, Technical Report 99/8.
Stormwater Management Inc Treatment Measures – A Review and Gap
and former Chief Technology Washington State Department of Ecology
Analysis. Cooperative Research Centre for
Officer for CONTECH (WADOE) (2003): Guidance for Evaluating
Catchment Hydrology, Technical Report 04/8.
Emerging Stormwater Treatment Technologies:
Stormwater Solutions. He
Ma J, Lenhart J & Tracy K (2009): Phosphorus Technology Assessment Protocol – Ecology
is currently the owner of Removal in Urban Runoff Using Adsorptive (TAPE) (Publication Number 02-10-037).
Stormwater Northwest and consults with Filtration Media. Contech Stormwater Olympia, WA: Author. Available online: www.
companies that provide products and Solutions Inc. ecy.wa.gov/pubs/0210037.pdf
services in the stormwater related markets.
Ma J, Lenhart J & Tracy K (2011): Ortho-phosphate Wicks M, Vigar N & Hannah M (2011): Nutrients
Jim is currently an active member of the Adsorption Equilibrium and Breakthrough and Solids Removal by an Engineered
Water Environment Federation, the Water on Filtration Media for Stormwater Runoff Treatment Train – Field Evaluation of a Gully
Environment Research Foundation, ASCE Treatment. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, Pit Insert and Cartridge Media Filter. Water
EWRI, and serves as Vice Chair for the April, 2011, pp 244–250. Journal, 38, 6, pp 83–88.
SEPTEMBER 2014 water
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