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. 2020 Jan 12;17(2):486. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020486

Table 3.

Long-Term Hydrologic Impact Assessment (L-THIA) Low Impact Development (LID) spreadsheet inputs and outputs measuring master plan performance.

Summary
Land Use Hydrologic Soil Group Pre-Developed Post-Developed W/o LID Post-Developed with LID as Proposed
HD Residential 1/8 acre C 94.18 28.54 15.69
Industrial C 4.46 4.09 -
LD Residential 1/2 acre C 53.21 32.24 20.95
Grass/Pasture C 55.17 130.46 -
Commercial C - 5.99 2.39
Water C - 5.7 -
Percentage Impervious
Land Use Default Adjusted
Residential 1/4 acre 38 -
Residential 1/8 acre 65 65
Residential 2 acre 12 -
Residential 1 acre 20 -
Residential 1/2 acre 25 25
Commercial 85 85
Industrial 72 72
Avg. Annual Runoff Volume (Acre-Ft)
Land Use Current Post-Developed with LID as Proposed
HD Residential 1/8 acre 103.57 29.94
Industrial 5.21 4.77
LD Residential 1/2 acre 29.67 17.98
Grass/Pasture 20.42 48.29
Commercial 0 9.01
Water 0 0
Total Annual Volume (acre-ft) 158.88 110.01
Nonpoint source pollutant results
Pre-Developed Post-Developed with LID as Proposed
Nitrogen (lbs) 715 377
Phosphorous (lbs) 209.556 84
Suspended Solids (lbs) 15,799 7633
Lead (lbs) 3.218 2.345
Copper (lbs) 3.496 2.725
Zinc (lbs) 31.333 16.789
Cadmium (lbs) 0.354 0.277
Chromium (lbs) 1.277 1.595
Nickel (lbs) 2.925 1.701
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) (lbs) 9483 4141
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) (lbs) 18,617 9905
Oil & Grease (lbs) 658 481
Fecal Coliform (millions of coliform) 33,681 13,333
Fecal Strep (millions of coliform) 92,809 35,607