Urban stormwater characterisation and nitrogen composition from lot-scale catchments — New management implications

Terry Lucke; Darren Drapper; Andy Hornbuckle

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.105

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Urban stormwater characterisation and nitrogen composition from lot-scale catchments — New management implications

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Urban stormwater characterisation and nitrogen composition from lot-scale catchments — New management implications

Terry Lucke, Darren Drapper and Andy Hornbuckle

Science of the Total Environment, Vol.619-620, pp.65-71

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.105

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Abstract

nitrogen forms

stormwater pollutants

urban runoff

pollutant removal

water sensitive urban design

Stormwater runoff from urban areas has been shown to contain a variety of pollutants which are often linked to the specific land use of the catchment. This research program investigated the pollutant concentrations in stormwater runoff from several sites in South-east Queensland (SEQ), in Australia. The study sites are predominantly single development lots, under 7.5 hectares (Ha) in area, with a single land-use classification that have been developedwith stormwater treatmentmeasures to manage pollutant loads as required by local regulations. The testing program also analysed the nitrogen composition in the catchment runoff samples (prior to treatment) during storm events and compared them to current Australian guidelines. The results to date (n = 320) have shown pollutant concentrations to be significantly lower than those historically published as typical for Australian land uses (p b 0.05). Ongoing application of out-dated influent values as part of development assessment processes could potentially provide inaccurate results, incorrectly sized and under-performing treatment measures. This current research also suggests that nitrogen in runoff fromlot-scale, urban residential catchments has average nitrogen oxides (NOx) ~16% and ammonia ~9% as percentage of total nitrogen (TN). Total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN) forms on average ~84% of the total nitrogen concentration during events.Where it was previously recommended that to achieve water quality targets of 45% total nitrogen load reduction, treatment measures targeting NOx were required (e.g. Vegetated systems), this latest research indicates that solutions removing organic nitrogen also may be necessary, increasing the options available to designers. © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Title: Urban stormwater characterisation and nitrogen composition from lot-scale catchments — New management implications
Authors: Terry Lucke (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Darren Drapper (Author) - Drapper Environmental Consultants
Andy Hornbuckle (Author) - SPEL Environmental
Publication details: Science of the Total Environment, Vol.619-620, pp.65-71
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.105
ISSN: 0048-9697
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450350802621
Output Type: Journal article