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 within the retention pond by withdrawing the stored stormwater tocirculate the stored stormewater into the in-situ treatment unit to sorb nitrogen from the stored stormwater. A second embodiment provided uses a riprap apron, a preforated riser loacted at the bottom of the riprap apron and a goetextile media encased in a sorption media jacket around the perforated riser. A third embodiment provides a greenroof stormwater treatment system that includes protections 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 system includes recycling runoff stormwater by irrigating the

Document Type

Patent

Patent Number

US 7,897,047

Application Serial Number

12/200,140

Issue Date

3-1-2011

Current Assignee

UCFRF

Assignee at Issuance

UCFRF

College

College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS)

Department

Stormwater Management Academy

Allowance Date

10-29-2010

Filing Date

8-28-2008

Assignee at Filing

UCFRF

Filing Type

Nonprovisional Application Record

Donated

no

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