Difference between revisions of "Improve/Create water storage"

From REFORM wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(General description)
(General description)
Line 4: Line 4:
 
==General description ==
 
==General description ==
  
 
+
:* Changes in land use and cover
 +
:* Improve stormwater management
 
:* Reduce and limit the amount of impervious surfaces in the watershed
 
:* Reduce and limit the amount of impervious surfaces in the watershed
 
::• Change land use practices and zoning regulations to limit the allowable percent of impervious surface in the watershed
 
::• Change land use practices and zoning regulations to limit the allowable percent of impervious surface in the watershed

Revision as of 13:46, 27 July 2010

Improve/Create water storage

Improve/Create water storage01. Water flow quantity improvement

General description

  • Changes in land use and cover
  • Improve stormwater management
  • Reduce and limit the amount of impervious surfaces in the watershed
• Change land use practices and zoning regulations to limit the allowable percent of impervious surface in the watershed
• Decommission roads
• Use pervious pavement alternatives where feasible

Applicability

Expected effect of measure on (including literature citations):

  • HYMO (general and specified per HYMO element)
  • physico � chemical parameters
  • Biota (general and specified per Biological quality elements)

Temporal and spatial response

Pressures that can be addressed by this measure

Cost-efficiency

Case studies where this measure has been applied

Useful references

Other relevant information