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Main Title Estimating and Projecting Impervious Cover in the Southeastern United States.
Author Exum, L. R. ; Bird, S. L. ; Harrison, J. ; Perkins, C. A. ;
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, NV. National Exposure Research Lab. ;Computer Sciences Corp., Athens, GA.
Publisher Mar 2005
Year Published 2005
Report Number EPA/600/R-05/061;
Stock Number PB2005-108393
Additional Subjects Land use ; Urban area ; Suburban areas ; Water quality control ; Southeastern United States ; Tables (Data) ; Impervious surface areas ; Natural resource management ; Watersheds ; Degradation ; Prevention ; Monitoring ; Data collection ; Sampling ; Recommendations ; Hydrologic unit code (HUC)
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Abstract Urban/suburban land use is the most rapidly growing land use class. Along with increased development inevitably comes increased impervious surface--areas preventing infiltration of water into the underlying soil. The extensive hydrological alteration of watersheds associated with increased impervious cover is very difficult to control and correct relative to the impact of urbanization on waterways. Development practices that reduce impervious area and include preventative strategies to protect water quality are more effective and less costly than remedial restoration efforts. Simple and reliable methods to estimate and project impervious cover can help identify areas where a watershed is at risk of changing rapidly from a system with relatively pristine streams to one with significant symptoms of degradation. In this study, a method for estimating and projecting impervious cover for 12 and 14 digit HUCs over a large area was developed and tested. These methods were then applied in EPA Region 4's eight southeastern states to provide the Region with a screening tool to guide monitoring and educational efforts.
Supplementary Notes Prepared in cooperation with Computer Sciences Corp., Athens, GA.
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Primary Description 600/07
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