ABSTRACT:
This paper reports the findings of field inspections of more than 250 stormwater facilities in four counties in Maryland. The types of facilities inspected include detention basins, infiltration basins and trenches, dry wells, underground storage facilities, and vegetated swales. While most of the facilities are found to be functioning as designed, many needed maintenance. Inspectors believe that enforcement action is warranted at many sites. The condition of different types of facilities varies significantly. Several models are used to explain results. Overall, the investigations document the need for improved inspection and maintenance by stormwater management regulatory authorities.
Footnotes
Greg Lindsey is an assistant professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Indianalpolis 46202; Les Roberts is with the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218; and William Page is a natural resources planner with the Sediment and Stormwater Administration, Mayland Department of the Environment, Baltimore 21233.
- Copyright 1992 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society
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