Sergio Esteban Aldana-Alonso
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Sergio Esteban Aldana-Alonso has a total of 5 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Carlos Alfredo Bigurra-Alzati
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
1 shared publication - Gabriela Alejandra Vázquez Rodríguez
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
1 shared publication - Jorge Santiago Ramírez-Núñez
Laboratorio Nacional de Vivienda y Comunidades Sustentables, Sede Centro Universitario de Arte Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad de Guadalajara, Calzada Independencia Nte. 5075, Huentitán El Bajo 44250, Mexico
1 shared publication - Liliana Lizárraga-Mendiola
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
1 shared publication - Marcelino Antonio Zúñiga-Estrada
Área Académica de Ciencias de la Tierra y Materiales, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca–Tulancingo Km. 4.5, Colonia Carboneras, Mineral de la Reforma, Hidalgo 42184, Mexico
1 shared publication
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Preliminary Model-Based Evaluation of Water Conservation Strategies in a Semi-Arid Urban Zone
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stormwater management model was applied to a semi-arid urban micro watershed. The sub-catchment’s current features were modeled as scenario A, while the insertion of a set of LID technologies (rain barrels, bioretention cells, permeable pavement, and infiltration trenches) was represented as scenario B. A third scenario (C), considering only the most feasible LID technologies, was also modeled. All the scenarios were evaluated under two representative storm events (30 and 9 mm in two consecutive days, and 39 mm of rainfall in one day) occurred during the sampling performed in this study. Water quality was also simulated for a 30-mm storm event and compared against field assessment results after a real 30-mm storm event. Through the model, the inefficiency of current evacuation methods after 30- and 39-mm storm events was demonstrated. Simulation of scenario B showed that LID technologies could satisfactorily diminish peak flows generated by the selected storm events as well as runoff-conveyed pollution, while the realistic scenario allowed a lower but satisfactory hydrological performance and almost the same runoff quality than scenario B. This preliminary study could contribute to spread awareness about the benefits of LID technologies in semi-arid urban areas of the developing world.
Open AccessPreliminary Model-Based Evaluation of Water Conservation Strategies in a Semi-Arid Urban Zone
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stormwater management model was applied to a semi-arid urban micro watershed. The sub-catchment’s current features were modeled as scenario A, while the insertion of a set of LID technologies (rain barrels, bioretention cells, permeable pavement, and infiltration trenches) was represented as scenario B. A third scenario (C), considering only the most feasible LID technologies, was also modeled. All the scenarios were evaluated under two representative storm events (30 and 9 mm in two consecutive days, and 39 mm of rainfall in one day) occurred during the sampling performed in this study. Water quality was also simulated for a 30-mm storm event and compared against field assessment results after a real 30-mm storm event. Through the model, the inefficiency of current evacuation methods after 30- and 39-mm storm events was demonstrated. Simulation of scenario B showed that LID technologies could satisfactorily diminish peak flows generated by the selected storm events as well as runoff-conveyed pollution, while the realistic scenario allowed a lower but satisfactory hydrological performance and almost the same runoff quality than scenario B. This preliminary study could contribute to spread awareness about the benefits of LID technologies in semi-arid urban areas of the developing world.