@article{gee_dobyns_gage_woodward_hunt_kennedy_lehr_2022, title={EVALUATING THE OCCURRENCE AND RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF MOSQUITOES IN RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEMS}, volume={65}, ISSN={["2769-3287"]}, DOI={10.13031/ja.15189}, abstractNote={ Highlights }, number={6}, journal={JOURNAL OF THE ASABE}, author={Gee, Kathy DeBusk and Dobyns, Kaitlyn and Gage, Kyrsten and Woodward, Mitch and Hunt, William and Kennedy, Shawn and Lehr, David}, year={2022}, pages={1475–1487} } @article{gee_schimoler_charron_woodward_hunt_2021, title={A Comparison of Methods to Address Anaerobic Conditions in Rainwater Harvesting Systems}, volume={13}, ISSN={["2073-4441"]}, DOI={10.3390/w13233419}, abstractNote={Although historically used in semi-arid and arid regions, rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems have increasingly been used in non-arid and humid regions of the world to conserve potable water and mitigate stormwater runoff. Rainfall characteristics and usage patterns of stored rainwater are distinctly different in (semi-)arid and humid regions, thus presenting a unique set of challenges with respect to their utilization. Coupled with infrequent use, the addition of nitrogen and organic matter via pollen during the spring season can lead to anaerobic conditions within storage tanks, which hinders nitrogen removal, gives stored water an offensive odor, and ultimately discourages use of the water. This study evaluated three measures that can be implemented for new and existing RWH systems to prevent the development of anaerobic conditions within storage tanks: first flush diversion, simulated use, and the continuous circulation of stored water. Study findings indicate that preventing anaerobic conditions via simulated use and recirculation (1) does not necessarily remedy the issue of poor aesthetics within rainwater storage tanks, and (2) can decrease the water quality benefits provided by these systems. Rather, preventing the introduction of pollen and particulate matter to the storage tank via a first flush diverter and minimizing disturbance of settled material in the tank appear to be the most effective methods of addressing the poor aesthetics and odor problems associated with anaerobic conditions.}, number={23}, journal={WATER}, author={Gee, Kathy DeBusk and Schimoler, Daniel and Charron, Bree T. and Woodward, Mitch D. and Hunt, William F.}, year={2021}, month={Dec} } @article{gee_hunt_peacock_woodward_arellano_2020, title={Using Irrigation to Increase Stormwater Mitigation Potential of Rainwater Harvesting Systems}, volume={6}, ISSN={["2379-6111"]}, DOI={10.1061/JSWBAY.0000913}, abstractNote={AbstractRainwater harvesting (RWH) systems used for irrigation often provide fewer stormwater management benefits than systems used for year-round, nondiscretionary purposes because there is dimini...}, number={2}, journal={JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE WATER IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT}, author={Gee, K. D. and Hunt, W. F. and Peacock, C. H. and Woodward, M. D. and Arellano, C.}, year={2020}, month={May} } @article{winston_hunt_osmond_lord_woodward_2011, title={Field Evaluation of Four Level Spreader-Vegetative Filter Strips to Improve Urban Storm-Water Quality}, volume={137}, ISSN={["1943-4774"]}, DOI={10.1061/(asce)ir.1943-4774.0000173}, abstractNote={An assessment of the performance of four level spreader–vegetative filter strip (LS-VFS) systems designed to treat urban storm-water runoff was undertaken at two sites in the Piedmont of North Carolina. At each site, a 7.6-m grassed filter strip and a 15.2-m half-grassed, half-forested filter strip were examined. Monitored parameters included rainfall, inflow to, and outflow from each LS-VFS system. A total of 21 and 22 flow-proportional water quality samples were collected and analyzed for the Apex and Louisburg sites, respectively. All studied LS-VFS systems significantly reduced mean total suspended solids (TSS) concentrations (p<0.05), with the 7.6 and 15.2-m buffers reducing TSS by at least 51 and 67%, respectively. Both 15.2-m VFSs significantly reduced the concentrations of total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), total nitrogen (TN), organic nitrogen (Org-N), and NH4-N (p<0.05), whereas results were mixed for the 7.6-m VFSs. Significant pollutant mass reduction was observed (p<0.05) for all nine pollutant f...}, number={3}, journal={JOURNAL OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ENGINEERING}, author={Winston, R. J. and Hunt, William F., III and Osmond, D. L. and Lord, W. G. and Woodward, M. D.}, year={2011}, month={Mar}, pages={170–182} }