Runoff from urban environments is threatening environmental health by lowering the quality of receiving waters, including fisheries, recreational sites and sources of drinking water. There is an unprecedented opportunity, however, to improve urban water flow and quality by equipping existing stormwater systems with sensors and controllers.
Traditional stormwater management practices have almost entirely been designed as passive systems. Advances in Internet-accessible controller systems have made dynamic control a viable, cost-effective and beneficial option.
How forecast-based, real-time controls can be applied to independent, distributed pieces of stormwater infrastructure to optimize system performance.
Look beyond conventional approaches to stormwater infrastructure and examine the effectiveness of various decentralized controls that use natural elements and technology to dampen stormwater surges.
