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Jeffrey Johnson, PhD, EIExtension Associate
An LID favorite:Does bioretention actually
work for a long time?
NC State Stormwater Engineering Group Research Update – June 2020
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The first BRCs…• 1990 – “Invention” in Prince George’s County, Maryland• 1993 – First BRC (rain garden) design guidance
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Conventional Design
Figure: Shawn Kennedy
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Fast forward 30 years…• BRCs are one of the most common SCMs in the United
States, Australia, and Asia
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Fast forward 30 years…• We know that BRCs work:
– Hydrologic & nutrient benefits• (Davis et al. 2009; Hunt et al. 2012)
– Metals, pathogens, & organics• (Davis et al. 2003; Gülbaz et al. 2015; Jang et al. 2005; Jones and Davis
2012; Li and Davis 2008; Paus et al. 2013; Sun and Davis 2007)
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Fast forward 30 years…• We know that BRCs work:
– But how long do these benefits last?
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Aging Bioretention HydrologyComing soon to an ASCEjournal near you…
• Examined hydrologic mitigation from 3 “aging” BRCs
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“Young” vs. “Old”Peak Flow
Young: 0.10 Old: 0.09
Volume Reduction:
Young: 0.35Old: 0.25
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Aging Bioretention Water Quality
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Results
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What’s Different?
Vegetation is our long-term friend
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• TN and TP are now below assigned values for nutrient reduction calculations from NC DEQ
• Not only does bioretention work, it can get even better with time and may even be undervalued
Period TN (mg/L) TP (mg/L)NC DEQ Credit 1.20 0.122002 – 2003 1.23 0.172017 – 2018 1.12 0.09
NC DEQ Credit Comparisons
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Aging Bioretention Media
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Mass Media Sampling
28 sampled BRCs
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Carbon:Nitrogen
y = 23.063e-0.035x
R² = 0.25760
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Car
bon:
Nitr
ogen
Bioretention Age(Years)
Target C:N for N removal = 20(Chapin et al. 2011)
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P-Index
• Note: P-Index estimated from TP
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Top Variable Importance: P-Index
Top Variable Importance: C:N18
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Forebays: A Difference Maker
Good for P removal
Good for N removal
Target C:N
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Bioretention Take Home Points• If they installed correctly
and appropriately maintained…– BRCs can provide
long-term hydrologic mitigation and water quality improvement
– They can even improve over time thanks to bioturbation
– If feasible, forebaysare a good idea for future designs
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Wet Pond Improvements
Jeffrey Johnson, PhD, EIExtension Associate
NC State Stormwater Engineering Group Research Update – June 2020
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20,000+ wet ponds in NC…23
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And room for improvement…Pond Name Reference TSS Nitrate TKN TN OP TP
Echo FarmsMallin et al., 2002
-22% -83% -300% -41% -76% -35%
Ann McCrary 65% 5% 29% -4% 7% 23%
Silver Stream -37% 63% 83% 40% 77% 57%
LakesideWu et al., 1996
93% 31% 43%
Waterford 68%
Runaway Bay 64% 20% 33%
DOT Winston et al., 2013
88% 67% 25% 38% -50% 13%
Museum 82% 0% 50% 50% 22% 39%
However, remember that ER can be misleading
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And room for improvement…
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And room for improvement…
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Floating Treatment Wetlands
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(Relatively) Lots of
Research
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Hydroponic System29
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A global phenomenon
New Zealand
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A global phenomenon
China
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Potential Advantages of FTWs• Does not compromise
current pond’s ability to mitigate peak flow
• Still allows sedimentation
• No heavy equipment necessary
• Improved habitat and biodiversity
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Wet Ponds: Pre-Retrofit
Museum of Life and Science I-85 DOT Pond
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Monitoring Design - DOT
InletOutlet
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Monitoring Design - Museum
Outlet
Inlet
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Floating Wetland Islands38
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5 Months Later
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Total Nitrogen Results
-2.00
0.00
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10.00
DOT DOT with FWI Museum Museum with FWI
Conc
entr
atio
n (m
g/L)
Inlet Outlet
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TP – Effluent Concentrations
0.000.050.100.150.200.250.300.350.400.450.50
0 20 40 60 80 100
TP C
once
ntra
tion
(mg/
L)
Cumulative Probability (%)
DOT Outlet Pre DOT Outlet PostMuseum Outlet Pre Museum Outlet Post
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TSS – Effluent Concentrations
0
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0 20 40 60 80 100
TSS
Conc
entr
atio
n (m
g/L)
Cumulative Probability (%)
DOT Outlet Pre DOT Outlet PostMuseum Outlet Pre Museum Outlet Post
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Final Thoughts
• FTW show significant (but minor) benefit to effluent TP & TSS concentration.
• FTW coverage needs to be >20% to observe a water quality benefit
• Also a biodiversity benefit (vertebrates, biofilms)
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Aquatic Shelf… Waiting to be retrofit?
Can the shelf be home to a retrofit?
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Littoral Shelf Filters• Drawbacks:
– Sacrifices some of pond’s volume
• Possible Benefits:– Potential nutrient
removal benefits (filtering)
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Brid
gew
ood
Sapp
hie
Littoral Shelf Sand Filters46
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Catchbasin Inlet Sand Filter Underdrain
Outlet Structure
Monitoring
Manual and tipping bucket rain gauges
Measured flow over weir installed in baffle box
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Bridgewood – TP Concentrations
Target TP Concentration
0.000.050.100.150.200.250.300.350.40
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Concen
tration (m
g/L)
Cumulative Probability
Pond In Pond Out Littoral Shelf Out "Good" Threshold
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Bridgewood - TN Concentrations
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Concen
tration (m
g/L)
Cumulative Probability
Pond In Pond Out Littoral Shelf Out "Good" Threshold
Target TN Concentration
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Sapphire – TN Concentrations
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1.00
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2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Concen
tration (m
g/L)
Cumulative Probability
Pond In Pond Out Littoral Shelf Out "Good" Threshold
Target TN Concentration
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Sapphire - TP Concentrations
0.00
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0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Concen
tration (m
g/L)
Cumulative Probability
Pond In Pond Out Littoral Shelf Out "Good" Threshold
Target TP Concentration
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Shelf Filters: Final Thoughts
• Littoral sand filters demonstrated reductions for both total nitrogen and total phosphorous.
• A maintenance schedule needs to be prepared and carried out in advance
• If the pond if submerged for long periods of time, extra maintenance is advised to remove potential surface clogging of the media
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Thanks to our project sponsors
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SCM Retrofit and Rehab Workshop55
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