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Water reuse in a southern California beach community

by Mark Baker

The No. 1 cause of coastal water pollution in southern California is urban storm water runoff. The city of Redondo Beach is taking steps to protect its coastal waters by harvesting runoff, removing pollutants and using the water to irrigate Alta Vista Park.

"With this innovative project, the city of Redondo Beach is taking a positive step to protect beach users and at the same time conserve southern California's scarce water supply," said John Kemmerer, associate Water Div. director for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pacific Southwest Region.

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The Alta Vista Park Diversion and Reuse Project is a $2.2-million venture designed to help the city of Redondo Beach comply with Regional Water Quality Control Board requirements to reduce storm water pollution. This system will store runoff from dry-weather and first-flush flows as well as larger rain events.

The project is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and administered through the State Water Resources Control Board's Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Under the recovery act, California received $280 million from the EPA for water quality protection projects; at least 20% of these funds must be provided to green projects that support sustainable practices, such as the Alta Vista Park project.

"The City Council has been very proactive regarding water quality and green development. Their support has given the staff the incentive to think outside the box and to come up with innovative projects that protect the bay and our valuable resources," said Mike Shay, principal civil engineer for the city of Redondo Beach.

Capturing and reusing storm water, also known as rainwater harvesting, helps maintain a site's predevelopment hydrology. Redondo Beach needed a rainwater harvesting system installed below grade to accommodate the small site constraints of Alta Vista Park. The city selected a four-phase rainwater harvesting system (including both treatment and storage) from Contech Construction Products Inc.

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Mehta Mechanical Co. first installed a CDS system to pretreat the runoff. The indirect screening capability of the CDS allows for 100% removal of floatables and neutrally buoyant material, without blinding.

Storm water runoff then flows to a DuroMaxx rainwater storage system consisting of two 60-in.-diameter cisterns designed to contain the water for reuse in irrigation. Initially the North Buffer (surge) tank provides 20,714 gal of storage and regulates the storm water flow through the main pipelines by acting as a buffer during peak loads.

The ElectroFusion joint of the system remains watertight with a zero leak rate up to a pressure of 30 psi, which led to its selection on this project. The frequency of rain events can be sporadic in southern California, and the reduction of water loss is extremely important.

Water flow is then refined in the third phase with the storm water management StormFilter . Two 8-ft-by-16-ft StormFilter precast vault systems treat runoff to remove fine pollutants. This technology was chosen because its patented, surface-cleaning system prevents surface blinding, extending the cartridge life cycle and reducing maintenance.

Finally, the South Cistern DuroMaxx storage tank acts as the main storage—holding 123,339 gal—before irrigation reuse. The irrigation water supply system includes two vertical turbine pumps and a hydropneumatic tank to keep the water pressure and flow rates equivalent to current irrigation demands. If the South Cistern is dry, the structure will isolate itself and water will be provided by the municipal water system. A reduced-pressure double-check backflow preventer also has been installed to prevent cross-contamination.

Project Timeline

The city broke ground on the Alta Vista Park Diversion and Reuse Project on Feb. 9, 2010. Completion of the entire project is scheduled for September 2010. When the project goes online, it will be monitored through an SCADA system that allows for remote real-time observation. The impact on water quality in the Santa Monica Bay will be monitored as well.

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2011 TRB 90th Annual Meeting: Begin Now to Secure Your Visa

If you will require a visa to enter the United States to attend the TRB 90th Annual Meeting, January 23-27, 2011, in Washington, D.C., begin planning for the application process now. Even if you didn't need a visa for a previous Annual Meeting, you are encouraged to double-check the current requirements . In addition, U.S. regulations now require security checks for most visitor visas, resulting in a process that may take more than three months. Citizens of certain countries must have an invitation in hand before they can obtain a passport from their government, and then apply for a U.S. entry visa. A link to the online form to create an Annual Meeting invitation letter is available on the International Participation portion of the Annual Meeting website. [More]

TRB Webinar: Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety 101: A Primer on Grade Crossing Safety

TRB will conduct a web briefing or "webinar" on Thursday, September 16, 2010 from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT that will explore ways for municipal, county, and regional planners to improve safety at highway-rail grade crossings. Participants must register at least 24 hours prior to the start of the webinar, space is limited, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees. [More]

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PLANSAFE: Forecasting the Safety Impacts of Socio-Demographic Changes and Safety Countermeasures

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) CRP-CD-78 provides safety forecasting software and accompanying guidance that is designed to help independently forecast the safety impacts of changes in socio-demographics and safety investments, both engineering and behavioral. [More]

Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems - Collection C: Chapters 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 (Tutorials 4, 5, 6), 23 (Updated), 24, 25, 26 (Updated)

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 600C, Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems, Collection C--including Chapters 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 (Tutorials 4, 5, 6), 23 (Updated), 24, 25, 26 (Updated)--explores human factors principles and findings for consideration by highway designers and traffic engineers. The report is designed to help the nonexpert in human factors to consider more effectively the roadway user's capabilities and limitations in the design and operation of highway facilities. NCHRP Report 600A (Chapters 1 through 5, 10, 11, 13, 22 [Tutorials 1 and 2], 23, and 26); and NCHRP Report 600B (Chapters 6, 22 [Tutorial 3], and 23 [Updated]) are available online. Additional chapters, to be developed under NCHRP Project 17-41 according to the priorities established by the project panel, are expected in late 2010. [More]

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Closing the Data Quality Assurance Gap in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a report that examines the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data re-coding process, which was undertaken to ensure the quality of FARS data. [More]

Traffic Volume Trends: May 2010

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of Traffic Volume Trends, which is a monthly report based on hourly traffic count data reported by the states. According to the report, travel on all roads and streets increased by 0.1 percent (0.3 billion vehicle miles) in May 2010 as compared with May 2009. Travel for the month is estimated to be 260.6 billion vehicle miles. Cumulative travel for 2010 was down by 0.1 percent (-1.6 billion vehicle miles). The cumulative estimate for the year is 1,206.2 billion vehicle miles of travel. [More]

Public Roads: July/August 2010

The latest issue of the Federal Highway Administration's Public Roads magazine has been released. The magazine highlights developments in federal highway policies, programs, and research and technology. [More]

Crash Modification Factors Clearinghouse e-Newsletter: Summer 2010

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Crash Modification Factors (CMFs) Clearinghouse has released the latest issue of its electronic newsletter. The CMF Clearinghouse was established to provide transportation professionals with a regularly updated, online repository of CMFs, a mechanism for sharing newly developed CMFs, and educational information on the proper application of CMFs. [More]

State Research News

Development of a Data Framework for the Florida Standard Urban Transportation Modeling Structure (FSUTMS)

The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that examines the development of a data framework for FSUTMS that sets standards for all input data elements, including file folders, file names, table names, field names, and the associated metadata files. [More]

Evaluation of Concrete Inlay for Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has released a report that explores the use of concrete inlay for pavement rehabilitation on Wisconsin roadways. [More]

Greenroads: A Sustainability Performance Metric for Roadway Design and Construction

The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that examines a method used to quantify sustainable practices associated with roadway design and construction. [More]

Roadside Vegetation Management Research Annual Report: 2010

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has released its annual report on an ongoing cooperative research project that is exploring several aspects of roadside vegetation management. [More]

University Research News

Advanced CMS

The Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University has released a report that examines a new standard and specification for Caltrans Changeable Message Signs (CMS). [More]

International Research

Rail Safety and Standards Board Research and Development E-Newsletter: June 2010

The U.K. Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has released the latest issue of its monthly electronic newsletter that provides information on current projects as well as access to completed research. RSSB manages a program of research and development on behalf of government and the railway industry. The program is funded by the Department for Transport and is designed to assist the industry and its stakeholders in improving performance (in terms of health and safety, reliability, and punctuality), increasing capacity and availability, reducing cost, and delivering a sustainable future for the railway. [More]

In The Know

Hearing on the Oversight of the Highway Bridge Program and the National Bridge Inspection Program

On July 21, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing to examine oversight by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the Federal Highway Bridge Program (HBP) and the National Bridge Inspection Program (NBIP). A summary of the subject matter, witness testimonies, and a video of the hearing are available online. [More]

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