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A new ASTM test method will help determine the hydraulic capacity of treatment devices that filter stormwater runoff before it reaches bodies of water.

"This standard will help engineers create ensure that treatment devices that are the right sizehave adequate capacity to treat flows of expected stormwater runoff flow rates," says ASTM member Dr. Peter Weiss, a professor in the department of civil engineering at Valparaiso University. "This will help ensure that the desired design flow rate can be adequately treated. It will also enable accurate comparisons betweenamong all units being considered because they will have had their hydraulic capacity tested and reported in an identical manner."

The primary users of the standard (C1814/C1814M-16), developed by Committee C27 on Precast Concrete Products, will be labs, manufacturers, engineers, and potentially watershed districts.

The committee invites anyone to join in developing more standards that provide in-depth understanding on filtration performance and flow rates of stormwater treatment.

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CONTACT Technical Information: Peter Weiss, Valparaiso University • Valparaiso, Ind. • tel +1.219.464.5220 | ASTM Staff: Joseph Hugo • Phone: 610-832-9740 | Upcoming Meeting: Dec. 6, 2016 • December Committee Week • Orlando, Fla.