Using swales to pre-treat stormwater runoff and prolong the effective life of permeable pavement systems

Mohamed Ansaf Kachchu Mohamed; Terry Lucke; Floris Boogaard

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Using swales to pre-treat stormwater runoff and prolong the effective life of permeable pavement systems

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Using swales to pre-treat stormwater runoff and prolong the effective life of permeable pavement systems

Mohamed Ansaf Kachchu Mohamed, Terry Lucke and Floris Boogaard

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference NOVATECH, pp.1-10

International Conference NOVATECH: Planning and technologies for sustainable urban water management, 8th (Lyon, France, 23-Jun-2013–27-Jun-2013)

Novatech Graie

2013

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Civil Engineering

clogging

permeable pavement

stormwater pollution

stormwater runoff

swales

Permeable pavements have been shown to be effective stormwater treatment devices that can greatly reduce surface runoff and significantly improve the quality of stormwater runoff in urban areas. However, the potential problems with sediment clogging and consequent maintenance requirements have been identified as the main barriers to more wide spread adoption of permeable pavements in urban developments. This study will investigate the effectiveness of using grass swales as pre-treatment devices for permeable pavements in order to reduce clogging and extend the life span of these systems in both Australia and the Netherlands. The initial results demonstrated that between 50% and 75% of the total suspended sediment was removed within the first 10 m of the swale length. The results of this study suggest that pre-treatment of stormwater runoff by short swales before it enters permeable pavement systems could potentially significantly increase the effective life of permeable pavement systems.

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Title: Using swales to pre-treat stormwater runoff and prolong the effective life of permeable pavement systems
Authors: Mohamed Ansaf Kachchu Mohamed (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Terry Lucke (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Floris Boogaard (Author) - Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Publication details: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference NOVATECH, pp.1-10
Conference details: International Conference NOVATECH: Planning and technologies for sustainable urban water management, 8th (Lyon, France, 23-Jun-2013–27-Jun-2013)
Publisher: Novatech Graie
Date published: 2013
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448993902621
Output Type: Conference paper

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