Deicing salts have been found to have a negative impact on the performance of manufactured filtration treatment devices (MFTDs); yet, testing protocols for MFTDs rarely consider the effects of deicing. As a guide to developing a test, this session will examine a standardized stormwater-filter deicing protocol developed by a leading European technical authority that used to test the HydroChain™ Vortex Filter.

Advanced treatment trains that start the design at the roof vs. ground level will be emphasized in this session, and several successful projects at various scales will be discussed along with suggestions on improvement of designs.

1 PDH / 0.1 CEU

This session will discuss a decade-long monitoring effort with the City of Charlotte, centered on the performance of the Stormwater Management StormFilter®, the first proprietary practice to be fully compliant with Charlotte’s local protocol.

The resort community of Miami Beach is spending over US$500 million to brace for the scientific projection that the sea level will rise 60 inches by the turn of the century. This session will present issues surrounding aging infrastructure, and solutions put in place during phase 1 and 2 of this monumental project, exhibiting the success of the project and potential issues surrounding trying to flood-proof a city.

This presentation will provide an overview of smart stormwater technology and methods capable of documenting the health and performance of stormwater infrastructure in real time. Case studies will be examined on two different BMP types: permeable pavement systems in the City of Cudahy; and underground storage systems in the City of Appleton, both located in the State of Wisconsin. Data collected from these case studies show how stormwater BMPs are capable of performing much better than computer models give them credit.