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Decision-Support System for LID Footprint Planning and Urban Runoff Mitigation in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas

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  • Javier Guerrero

    (Research, Applied, Technology, Education and Service, Inc., Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78540, USA)

  • Taufiqul Alam

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA)

  • Ahmed Mahmoud

    (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA)

  • Kim D. Jones

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA)

  • Andrew Ernest

    (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA)

Abstract

To address regional flooding in the United States, federal and state agencies are adopting strict drainage policies in any large-scale commercial development within the watershed boundary. The conventional approach of implementing a wet detention pond (WP) reduces the land cover and causes operation and maintenance challenges eventually. The present study developed a decision-support system (DSS) in the Lower Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas for optimal selection of Best Management Practices (BMPs) by substituting a portion of the WP footprint with three regionally promising low-impact development practices, namely, porous concrete pavement (PCP), bioretention (BR), and bioswale (BS). Source Load Assessment and Management Model for Windows (WinSLAMM) was used as the foundation for the DSS database and algorithm development. This tool suggested that the implementation of bioswale alone can considerably reduce the footprint and construction cost. Less than 0.95 ha of installation of BR and BS can mitigate 79–91% of runoff from a maximum of 5 ha of commercial development. A combination of BR, BS, and WP was found to reduce runoff significantly (~100%), which suggests that the successful adoption of DSS might support better planning of the urban stormwater management in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV).

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  • Javier Guerrero & Taufiqul Alam & Ahmed Mahmoud & Kim D. Jones & Andrew Ernest, 2020. "Decision-Support System for LID Footprint Planning and Urban Runoff Mitigation in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-18, April.
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