Item talk:Q228260

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 "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/upper-midwest-water-science-center/science/assessing-stormwater-reduction-using-green-0",
 "headline": "Assessing stormwater reduction using green infrastructure: Niagara River Greenway Project (Buffalo, NY)",
 "datePublished": "March 24, 2019",
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     "name": "Michael R. McHale",
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     "text": "This study will be used to investigate the effectiveness and performance of green infrastructure over a range of hydrologic and hydraulic conditions, answering questions such as:"
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     "text": "This study also addresses two major challenges facing the Great Lakes Region: (1) mitigation of stormwater runoff impacts, and (2) urban revitalization and redevelopment of infrastructure in urban settings. The data collected through monitoring the effectiveness of these green infrastructure installations will be used to help design future stormwater control measures in urban projects across the Great Lakes region. Additionally, innovative methods for monitoring stormwater control measures will be developed during the course of this study, producing data that could improve the design, construction, and assessment of green infrastructure nationally."
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     "text": "The primary objective of this study is to quantify changes in storm-sewer flow resulting from the installation of green infrastructure stormwater control measures. Secondary goals are:"
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     "text": "In many urban watersheds, including Buffalo, New York, stormwater (excess rainfall or snowmelt that isn\u2019t absorbed by the ground) can cause problems such as flooding, erosion, and sedimentation; property and habitat damage; harm to fish and aquatic organisms; and decreased water quality. Many communities are considering the use of urban stormwater control measures to mitigate these problems.  Green infrastructure uses natural processes to reduce or delay peak flows and volumes of stormwater runoff by retaining, detaining, and infiltrating water and by enhancing evapotranspiration."
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     "text": "The USGS has been monitoring flow in selected storm sewers since 2016. The initial phase of green infrastructure installation was completed in 2021."
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     "text": "The USGS is partnering with the City of Buffalo, the EPA and University at Buffalo to assess the effectiveness of green infrastructure to reduce the volume of stormwater runoff and limit the risk of combined sewer overflows in the Niagara River Area of Concern (AOC). An area of 21 city blocks along Niagara Street is undergoing redevelopment to reconnect residential land-use to the waterfront and implement a safer corridor for pedestrians and bicyclists. Green infrastructure, such as storm planters and sand filters, are being incorporated into the project to attenuate and reduce stormwater runoff. Initial plans for the Niagara Street redevelopment have the potential to reduce the volume of stormwater runoff by 16 million gallons per year."
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     "text": "2. Analysis"
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     "text": "1. Monitoring"
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     "text": "3. Modeling"
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     "text": "This study will occur in three phases:"
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     "text": "The U.S. Geological Survey is assessing the effectiveness of green infrastructure at attenuating and reducing stormflow along a 2.26 mile corridor of Niagara Street in Buffalo, NY. This research is being conducted in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Buffalo Sewer Authority and University at Buffalo."
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