Monitoring/assessment

• The Comparison of Infiltration Devices and Modification of the Philip-Dunne Permeameter for the Assessment of Rain Gardens, by Rebecca S. Nestingen, Master of Science Thesis, University of Minnesota. November, 2007.
• Contamination of Soil and Groundwater Due to Stormwater Infiltration Practices, A Literature Review. By Peter T. Weiss, Greg LeFevre and John S. Gulliver. Project funded by the MPCA’s Stormwater Program through the St. Anthony Falls Lab, June, 2008. Project Report 515.
• Impervious surface cover maps (interactive GIS) and GIS data downloads for 2,739 communities and areas, University of Minnesota.
• Impervious cover change maps for selected MS4s and cities.
• The Development and Application of a Four-Level Rain Garden Assessment Methodology, by Brooke C. Asleson, Rebecca S. Nestingen, John S. Gulliver, Raymond M. Hozalski and John L. Nieber. Projected funded by the MPCA's Stormwater Program and Twin Cities Metropolitan Council through the University of Minnesota's St. Anthony Falls Lab, November, 2007. (Project Report 501.)
• Assessment of Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, edited by John S. Gulliver and James L. Anderson. Projected funded by the MPCA’s Stormwater Program with partner projects funded by the Metropolitan Council and Local Road Research Board, through the University of Minnesota’s Water Resources Center and the St. Anthony Falls Lab, June, 2007.
• The Cost Effectiveness of Stormwater Management Practices, by Peter T. Weiss, John S. Gulliver, and Andrew J. Erickson. Project funded by the Minnesota Local Roads Research Board through the University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies, June 2005. (Project Report 470) Also published as: Report No. Mn/DOT 2005-23.
• Effectiveness of Stormwater Ponds/Constructed Wetlands in the Collection of Total Mercury and Production of Methylmercury. 2007. By Bruce Monson, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MN.

Trout stream thermal assessments

• All-Weather Ground Surface Temperature Simulation, by Bill Herb, Ben Janke, Omid Mohseni, and Heinz Stefan. Project funded by the MPCA's Stormwater Program through the University of Minnesota's St. Anthony Falls Lab, September 2006. (Project Report 478)
• Heat Export and Runoff Temperature Analysis for Rainfall Event Selection: Simulation for a paved surface and analysis of historical events, by Bill Herb, Benjamin Janke, Omid Mohseni and Heinz Stefan, Project funded by the MPCA's Stormwater Program through the University of Minnesota's St. Anthony Falls Lab, April 2007. (Project Report 483)
• An Analytical Model for Runoff and Runoff Temperature from a Paved Surface by William Herb, Benjamin Janke, Omid Mohseni, and Heinz Stefan. Project funded by the MPCA's Stormwater Program through the University of Minnesota's St. Anthony Falls Lab, October 2006. (Project Report 484)
• Estimation of Runoff Temperatures and Heat Export from Different Land and Water Surfaces, by William Herb; Ben Janke; Omid Mohseni and Heinz Stefan. Prepared for the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization, Dakota County, Minn., with previous support from MPCA, February 2007. (Project Report No. 488)
• Groundwater Recharge on a Changing Landscape, by Timothy Erickson and Heinz Stefan. Project funded by the MPCA's Stormwater Program through the University of Minnesota's St. Anthony Falls Lab, May 2007. (Project Report 490)
• Application of a Runoff Temperature Model (HTSim) to a Residential Development in Plymouth, Minn., by Benjamin Janke, William Herb, Omid Mohseni and Heinz Stefan, Project funded by the MPCA's Stormwater Program through the University of Minnesota's St. Anthony Falls Lab, May 2007. (Project Report 497)
• A Model for Mitigation of Surface Runoff Temperatures by a Wetland Basin and a Wetland Complex by Bill Herb; Omid Mohseni and Heinz Stefan. Prepared for the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization, Dakota County, Minn., with previous support from MPCA, July 2007. (Project Report No. 499)
• Assessments of Thermal Impacts of Stormwater BMPs. 2007. By Omid Mohseni and WR Herb. Project funded by the MPCA's Stormwater Program through the University of Minnesota's St. Anthony Falls Lab. (Appendix I of "Assessment of Stormwater Best Management Practices" edited by John Gulliver and James L. Anderson
• A Flow and Temperature Model for the Vermillion River, Part I: Model Development and Baseflow Conditions by William Herb and Heinz Stefan. Project funded by the MPCA's Stormwater Program through the University of Minnesota's St. Anthony Falls Lab, September, 2008. (Project Report 517).

Underground proprietary devices

• Performance Asessment of Underground Stormwater Teatment Devices by Matthew Wilson; John Gulliver; Omid Mohseni and Ray Hozalski. Prepared for Local Road Research Board and Twin Cities Metropolitan Council, Minneapolis, MN, July 2007. (Project Report No. 494)

Urban runoff models

The following links are provided for public domain stormwater software and include:

• U.S.G.S. Water Resources Division - Wisconsin District Office (Madison) for SLAMM (Source Loading and Management Model); and
• Dr. William Walker’s website for P-8 (Program for Predicting Polluting Particle Passage thru Pits, Puddles, & Ponds). Both SLAMM and P-8 can be used to predict pollutant loads and demonstrate compliance with the requirements for urban stormwater management.
  • Download the SLAMM model
  • Download SLAMM parameter filesrequired for running SLAMM in Wisconsin and Minnesota
  • P8 Urban Runoff Model Upgrade sponsored by the U.S. EPA, MPCA, Wisconsin DNR, University of Wisconsin Extension-Madison
  • Download P8 Climate Files for Minnesota and Wisconsin