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Amina R. LODHI, Kumud ACHARYA. 2014: Detention basins as best management practices for water quality control in an arid region. Water Science and Engineering, 7(2): 155-167. doi: 10.3882/j.issn.1674-2370.2014.02.004
Citation: Amina R. LODHI, Kumud ACHARYA. 2014: Detention basins as best management practices for water quality control in an arid region. Water Science and Engineering, 7(2): 155-167. doi: 10.3882/j.issn.1674-2370.2014.02.004
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Detention basins as best management practices for water quality control in an arid region

doi: 10.3882/j.issn.1674-2370.2014.02.004

  • Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA

Funds:  This work was supported by the Urban Flood Demonstration Program of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Grant No. W912HZ-08-2-0021).
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  • Corresponding author: Kumud ACHARYA
  • Received Date: 2014-04-10
  • Rev Recd Date: 2014-04-15
    Abstract
  • Flood control detention basins (DBs) can act as water quality control structures or best management practices (BMPs). A key pollutant that DBs serve to settle out is particulate phosphorus, which adsorbs onto sediment. This study examines the sediment phosphorus concentration and its relationship with the particle size of sediment microcosms from pre- and post-rain event samples obtained from six DBs located in Clark County, Nevada. DBs were allotted a land use classification to determine if there was a correlation between the sediment phosphorus concentration and surrounding land use. The curve number method was used to calculate the runoff and subsequent phosphorus carried into the DB by the runoff. Our data show sediment phosphorus concentrations to be highest in soils from undeveloped areas. Runoff amount also plays a substantial role in determining the amount of phosphorus brought into the DB by sediment. This research has implications for improvement of water quality in arid regions.

     

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