Publication Summary

Title

Land Use, Impervious Surface, and Water Quality: City of Redmond

Month-Year PublishedApril 2009
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This study was initiated to provide the city of Redmond′s Public Works, Natural Resources program with a better understanding of ways to reduce impacts to surface water quality from stormwater runoff.

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Publication Number09-10-033
Author(s)Anthony J. Whiley
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Number of pages 84
Keywords impervious surface, land use, natural resources, stormwater runoff, water quality
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Abstract Long Description

This study was initiated to provide the city of Redmond′s Public Works, Natural Resources program with a better understanding of ways to reduce impacts to surface water quality from stormwater runoff. To provide a foundation to these recommendations, a fuller understanding of the city′s infrastructure associated with stormwater generation was first required. This report addresses this initial assessment through completion of the following analyses:

  • Characterization of land use zoning and its distribution throughout Redmond.
  • Calculation of impervious surface levels characteristic of specific types of zoning.
  • Estimation of current and future impervious surface levels by stormwater catchment and land use zoning delineations.
  • Identification of the relationship between impervious surface and water quality in perennial surface water drainage.
  • These various analyses provided the basis for examining the relationship between land use, impervious surface, and water quality within Redmond. This analysis was carried further through the estimation of impervious surface levels expected at full build-out, or a state where all types of zoning are fully developed, and its implications to future water quality.

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