Urban storm-water regulations - Are impervious area limits a good idea?

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 176-179

  Jones, Jonathan E ^a   Earles, T Andrew ^a   Fassman, Elizabeth A ^b   Herricks, Edwin E ^b   Urbonas, Ben ^c   Clary, Jane K ^a  

^a WRIGHT WATER ENGINEERS INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Urban Drainage and Flood Control   (United States)

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EID: 13244257081     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2005)131:2(176)     Document Type: Editorial

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