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Green Infrastructure for CSO Control in Kansas City, Missouri
Citation:
Struck, S., R. I. FIELD, A. N. TAFURI, R. Pitt, D. O'Bannon, E. Schmitz, M. Ports, T. Jacobs, AND G. Moore. Green Infrastructure for CSO Control in Kansas City, Missouri. Presented at WEFTEC 2009 Conference, Orlando, FL, October 10 - 14, 2009.
Impact/Purpose:
To inform the public.
Description:
Kansas City Water Services Department (WSD) conducted extensive modeling and economic studies of its combined sewer system over the last 5 years, for submittal of its long term control plan to EPA. These studies and recent funding opportunities have provided the impetus for selection of Kansas City as a case study location to demonstrate the efficacy and sustainability of green infrastructure approaches in an urban-core neighborhood served by a combined sewer system. The intent of this project is to compile data and demonstrate the water quality and quantity results from larger scale application of LID or micro-BMP retrofits in a subcatchment. Installed monitoring equipment will measure changes in peak flow, total volume and pollutant mass of storm events and overflows for a two-year period. The project also includes cutreach with community-based partners to plan design implement, monitor and evaluate green infrastructure acceptance from a socio-economic context. Economic, hydraulic, and water quality modeling is also being done. Results from pre-implementation monitoring and expected modeling outcomes developed to date will be presented.
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