Stormwater Management or Monetary Policy and Politics

Stormwater Management

Author: Martin P Wanielista

Designed for both students and practicing professionals, it addresses critical issues of water quality, focusing on the illustration and application of both hydrologic and economic water management techniques. Stresses applications using worked examples, case studies and problems. Software is included to assist in solving more complex problems and to apply demonstrated techniques.

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The subject is multidisciplinary, and interest in all facets has been spurred by new regulations mandating and governing stormwater management. Underlying philosophies and water quality issues are covered in this text along with hydrologic and hydraulic techniques, enhanced by optimization and fiscal procedures. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Preface
1	Introduction	1
1.1	Organization of Book and Related Disciplines	1
1.2	Magnitude of Stormwater Problems	2
1.3	Hydrologic Cycle	4
1.4	Stormwater Management Objectives and Limitations	8
1.5	Stormwater Management Policies	10
1.6	Feasibility Considerations	11
1.7	Stormwater Mathematical Models	13
1.8	Computation Aids and Computer Programs	19
2	Probability and Statistical Methods for Hydrologic Events	24
2.2	Assumptions for Statistical Analysis	27
2.3	Regression Formulas	30
2.4	Theoretical Frequency Distributions	34
3	Hydrographs	65
3.1	Synthetic Hydrographs	65
3.2	Rainfall Excess	66
3.3	Hydrograph Procedures	72
3.4	Hydrograph Attenuation	78
4	Management Models for Flow Rate and Volume Control	90
4.1	Reasons for Models	90
4.2	Some Existing Models	91
4.3	Basic Concepts	92
4.4	Application of HEC-1	96
4.5	Application of SMADA	96
5	Stormwater Quality	108
5.1	Water Quality Parameters	110
5.2	Dustfall and Quality of Precipitation	112
5.3	Stormwater Sampling Event Mean Concentration, and Loading	116
5.4	Rural Nonpoint Sources	120
5.5	Urban Nonpoint Sources	123
5.6	Runoff Water Quality	127
5.7	Mass Loadings	135
5.8	Mathematical Modeling	140
6	Receiving Water Quality	159
6.1	Water Quality Assessment	159
6.2	Separating Point from Nonpoint Sources	163
6.3	Combined Sewers and Comparison to Separate Sewers	166
6.4	Toxicity	169
6.5	Dissolved Oxygen Impacts	176
6.6	Sediment Accumulation	188
6.7	Eutrophication and Trophic Analysis	190
6.8	Mathematical Modeling for Receiving Waters	195
7	Stormwater Management Alternatives for Water Quality Improvement	216
7.1	Philosophies for Stormwater Quality Management	216
7.2	Alternative Stormwater Quality Management Practices	218
7.3	Fundamental Efficiency Considerations	220
7.4	Off-Line Retention (Diversion) Systems	225
7.5	Sedimentation	231
7.6	Removal of Dissolved Contaminants in Stormwater	237
7.7	Swales	240
8	Wet-Retention / Detention Ponds	262
8.1	Design Considerations	264
8.2	Modeling Concepts for Wet-Detention Ponds	266
8.3	Wet-Detention Pond as a Holding Tank and a Reuse Pond	292
9	Economic and Fiscal Feasibility	313
9.1	Comprehensive Stormwater Management	313
9.2	Economic Measures	315
9.3	Fiscal Responsibility and Financial Planning	321
9.4	Uncertainty and Risk	328
10	Optimization	343
10.2	Linear Programming	346
10.3	Multiobjective Programming	357
10.4	Other Optimization Techniques	359
10.5	Cost-Effectiveness	371
10.6	Optimization of Stormwater Management Practices	381
11	Rural Area Stormwater Management	397
11.1	Erosion and Sedimentation	397
11.2	Universal Soil Loss Equation	399
11.3	Water Yield Model	410
11.4	Solids Disposal	414
	Appendix A Notation	423
	Appendix B Metric Units With English Equivalents	430
	Appendix C Nondimensional Rainfall and Frequency-Intensity-Duration Curves	435
	Appendix D Statistical Tables	443
	Appendix E Computer Programs, Descriptions, and Example Outputs	464
	Appendix F Selected Hydrologic Soil Classifications and Curve Numbers	504
	Appendix G Description of Common Stormwater Management Practices	528
	Appendix H Solutions to Selected Case Studies	536
	Index	573

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Monetary Policy and Politics: Rules vs. Discretion

Author: George Macesich

Macesich argues that the poor performance of monetary policy can be attributed to the ease with which "money" slips into the political arena. Discretionary authority facilitates monetary manipulation for political ends, thereby increasing uncertainty and casting doubt on money, the monetary system, and indeed the monetary authority itself. The author traces the evolution of the debate over rules versus discretionary authority and discusses various methods that economists have proposed for constraining the monetary authority. He concludes that if monetary policy is to be credible and thus successful, the hands of monetary policy makers are better tied than left free.