Stormwater Best Management Practices in an Ultra-Urban Setting: Selection and Monitoring
Changes in runoff flow resulting from increased impervious area (adapted from North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, as cited in Livingston and McCarron, 1992)
| Title |
Description |
Infiltration |
Evapo-transpiration |
Runoff |
| Natural Ground Cover |
Landscape of trees and shrubs with open spaces |
50% |
40% |
10% |
| 10-20% Impervious Surface |
Landscape of trees, shrubs, open spaces and a house |
45% |
35% |
20% |
| 35-50% Impervious Surface |
Landscape of trees, shrubs, smaller open spaces and houses |
35% |
35% |
30% |
| 75-100% Impervious Surface |
Landscape of Office towers, large buildings, a house, and a tree |
15% |
30% |
55% |
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