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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Water Environ Res. 2020 Jul 20;92(12):2178–2192. doi: 10.1002/wer.1302

Table 1.

Matrix of Regions, Locations, Land Uses, Future Climate Scenarios, Stormwater Management Approaches, and Stormwater Practices

Region Location Land Uses and
Characteristics
Climate Scenarios Stormwater Management
Approach
Stormwater Practices
Southeast Atlanta, GA Ultra-Urban 2 acres 90% impervious •GCM High Intensity Conventional (gray) infrastructure Underground sand filter, underground dry detention basin
GI with gray infrastructure Green roof, permeable pavement, bioretention, and underground dry detention basin
Arid Southwest Maricopa County, AZ Commercial 10 acres 80% impervious •GCM High Intensity Conventional (gray) infrastructure Detention/infiltration basin
GI only Permeable pavement, cistern, bioretention, and stormwater harvesting basin
Pacific Northwest Portland, OR Transportation Corridor 0.35 acres 89% impervious •GCM High Intensity GI only Bioretention swales, permeable pavement
Mid-Atlantic Harford County, MD Mixed Use 20 acres 65% impervious •GCM High Intensity
•Minus 10 Percent
•Plus 10 Percent
•Plus 20 Percent
Conventional (gray) infrastructure Surface sand filters, extended dry detention basin
GI with gray infrastructure Infiltration trenches, infiltration basins, permeable pavement, and dry detention basin
Conventional (gray) infrastructure with distributed GI Surface sand filters, extended dry detention basin, distributed infiltration trenches
Midwest Scott County, MN Residential 30 acres 48% impervious •GCM Low Intensity
•GCM Medium Intensity
•GCM High Intensity
•Minus 10 Percent
•Plus 10 Percent
•Plus 20 Percent
Conventional (gray) infrastructure Wet pond
GI with gray infrastructure Distributed bioretention and dry detention basin
GI only Distributed bioretention, permeable pavement, and impervious surface disconnection
Conventional (gray) infrastructure with distributed GI Wet pond, distributed bioretention