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SUSTAIN -AN EVALUATION AND COST-OPTIMIZATION TOOL FOR PLACEMENT OF BMPS
Citation:
LAI, DENNIS, J. ZHEN, J. RIVERSON, AND L. SHOEMAKER. SUSTAIN -AN EVALUATION AND COST-OPTIMIZATION TOOL FOR PLACEMENT OF BMPS. Presented at ASCE EWRI World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, Omaha, NE, May 21 - 26, 2006.
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Description:
Since 2003, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has been developing a decision support system for placement of best management practices (BMPs) to assist stormwater management professionals in planning for BMPs implementation at strategic locations in urban watersheds. This tool will help develop, evaluate, select, and place BMP options based on cost and effectiveness. The system was formerly called the Integrated Stormwater Management Decision Support Framework (ISMDSF), but will be called the System for Urban Stormwater Treatment and Analysis INtegration (SUSTAIN) henceforth. SUSTAIN, a generic public domain framework, will provide a means for objective analysis of management alternatives among multiple interacting and competing factors. The desired outcome from the system application is a thorough, practical, and informative assessment considering the economic, environmental, and engineering factors.