Purpose Sediment generated from urban surfaces is transported via stormwater runoff, posing significant threats to the environment and infrastructure. Sediment laden runoff, often transporting pollutants, can be highly taxing to downstream waters, both receiving stormwater treatment facilities and natural bodies of surface water. However, the characterization of urban sediments are poorly understood, making it impossible to fu...

Exposed soils associated with active construction sites provide opportunities for erosion and sediment transport during storm events, introducing risks associated with excess sediment to downstream infrastructure and aquatic biota. A better understanding of the drivers of sediment transport in construction site runoff is needed to improve the design and performance of erosion and sediment control measures (ESCMs). Eleven monit...

One-third of recreational boats in the United States are located at marinas in the Great Lakes (USACE, 2008). Though these marinas depend on a healthy coastal environment, many of them carry out boat maintenance and repair that generate oils and greases, heavy metals (particularly copper, a major component of boat paint), sediment, and nutrients that can be mobilized by stormwater and directly conveyed to nearshore waters (Jes...