Stormwater Retention Basins

ISBN-13: 9789054108009 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 258 str.

J.-M. Bergue;Y. Ruperd;J.-M. Bergue

Opis

This translation of "Guide technique des bassins de retenue d'eaux pluviales", Paris 1994, provides information about planning, construction, maintenance and management, and costs of stormwater retention basins.

Spis treści

Design and planning: project execution; preliminary studies; choice of type of basin; dimensioning of basins; potentials and constraints in planning; shape and morphology of retention basins. Construction - installation: construction of open basins; open basins - ancillary works; open basins - other requirements; underground tanks. Maintenance and management: maintenance; malfunctioning of wet pond and remedial measures; disposal of sludge and wastes; accidental pollution. Costs: investment necessary - preliminary studies; cost of construction; operational costs. Legal regulations - in France: water and environment; public safety and health.

O autorze

J.-M. Bergue, Y. Ruperd