Research Updates

It is hard to keep up with the flood of new stormwater information that seems to come out every day, much less critically evaluate its quality or implications. In this page, CSN does the work for you, by offering you access to some of the five star research papers, technical guidance and other tools to improve your stormwater game. Here are some recent stormwater research papers that made a real strong impression on me.

• Research Update: Rainfall and the Runoff Reduction Revolution

  • Runoff Reduction Research
  • A Critique of Runoff Reduction
  • The Intensity of Climate Change on Stormwater

• Research Update: Bioretention 1

  • Maryland Bioretention
  • Bioretention Hydrology
  • Mosquitos and Bioswales

• Research Update: Impervious Cover and Stream Quality

  • New Paper on the ICM Model
  • Another Paper on ICM in the Chesapeake Bay

• Research Update: Soil Compaction and Construction

  • The Smack Down on Soil Compaction
  • A Rare Long-term Construction Site Monitoring Study

• Research Update: New LID Developments

  • LID Subdivision Monitoring
  • Jordan Cove LID Monitoring Study
  • Non-Green Rooftops  
  • LID Costs for Redevelopment Sites

• Research Update: Programs and Practices

  • Phosphorus Fertilizer Bans Work in Minnesota
  • Industrial Stormwater Compliance
  • Talking Trash in Runoff