A REVIEW OF SOURCE CONTROL OF URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF

Stormwater management, based upon techniques located at or close to wh ere rain falls, is reviewed and two categories (at the ground surface and belowground) are illustrated. The management of stormwater by thes e source control techniques requires both quantity and quality design criteria to be employed, and for maintenance provision to be clearly i n-built. Source control techniques have been studied in projects since the 1980s, and it is suggested that the present emphasis upon sustain able development should encourage their incorporation within environme ntal/catchment management strategies to assist in addressing a number of identified problems from the uncontrolled discharges of stormwater.