Abstract

Materials, compositions, substances and methods and systems for stormwater treatment in wet ponds, dry ponds and a green roof system. A first embodiment provides in-situ treatment unit to sorb nitrogen from the stored stormwater. A second embodiment provides uses a riprap apron, a perforated riser located at the bottom of the riprap apron and a goetextile media encased in a sorption medida jacket around the perforated riser. A third embodiment provides a green roof stormwater treatment system that includes protection for waterproofing and insulating the roof, a pollution control media layer for filtration and sorption of solids and dissolved materials found in stormwater, a growing media for growing vegetation, and a cistern to store the runoff stormwater between irrigation events. The green roof systems includes recycling runoff stormwater by irrigating the green roof with the stored stormwater.

Document Type

Patent

Patent Number

US 8,002,985

Application Serial Number

12/726,903

Issue Date

8-23-2011

Current Assignee

UCFRF

Assignee at Issuance

UCFRF

College

College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS)

Department

Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering

Allowance Date

4-25-2011

Filing Date

3-18-2010

Assignee at Filing

UCFRF

Filing Type

Nonprovisional Application Record

Donated

no

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