Quality of storm water runoff from urbanized Houston metropolitan area

Date

1997

Authors

Chu, Min

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Publisher

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Abstract

The City of Houston, Harris County, Harris County Flood Control District, and the City of Pasadena sampled 15 representative storm water drainage sites in the Houston metropolitan area during 1992 and 1993. In response to U.S. EPA storm water NPDES permitting requirements, these samples included four land use categories, single and multi-family residential, commercial, and industrial.

Description

pgs. 33-36

Keywords

storm water runoff, data analysis, water quality, pollutants, biological poisons, nonpoint source pollution

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