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Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5156


Evaluation of Street Sweeping as a Stormwater-Quality-Management Tool in Three Residential Basins in Madison, Wisconsin

By William R. Selbig and Roger T. Bannerman


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Appendixes

Appendix 1. Detailed street-dirt and water-quality data

Appendix 1-1. Control basin street-dirt yield, in pounds per curb-mile, separated by particle size.

Appendix 1-2. Air-sweeper basin street-dirt yield, in pounds per curb-mile, separated by particle size.

Appendix 1-3. High-frequency broom basin street-dirt yield, in pounds per curb-mile, separated by particle size.

Appendix 1-4. Low-frequency broom basin street-dirt yield, in pounds per curb-mile, separated by particle size.

Appendix 1-5. Runoff-event characteristics for the control basin.

Appendix 1-6. Runoff-event characteristics for the air-sweeper basin.

Appendix 1-7. Runoff-event characteristics for the high-frequency broom basin.

Appendix 1-8a. Constituent event mean concentrations measured at the control and air-sweeper basin outlets during the calibration phase.

Appendix 1-8b. Constituent event mean concentrations measured at the control and high-frequency broom basin outlets during the calibration phase.

Appendix 1-8c. Constituent event mean concentrations measured at the control and air-sweeper basin outlets during the treatment phase.

Appendix 1-8d. Constituent event mean concentrations measured at the control and high-frequency broom basin outlets during the treatment phase.

Appendix 1-9a. Constituent event mean loads measured at the control and air-sweeper basin outlets during the calibration phase.

Appendix 1-9b. Constituent event mean loads measured at the control and high-frequency broom basin outlets during the calibration phase.

Appendix 1-9c. Constituent event mean loads measured at the control and air-sweeper basin outlets during the treatment phase.

Appendix 1-9d. Constituent event mean loads measured at the control and high-frequency broom basin outlets during the treatment phase.


Appendix 1. Detailed street-dirt and water-quality data

Appendix table 1-1. Control basin street-dirt yield, in pounds per curb-mile, separated by particle size.

[mm/dd/yyyy, month/day/year; µm, micrometer; >, greater than; <, less than]

Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Street-dirt yield
(pounds per curb-mile)
>2,000 µm
1,000-2,000 µm
500–1,000 µm
250–500 µm
125–250 µm
63–125 µm
<63 µm
Total 
05/17/2002
87
125
177
221
86
34
25
755
05/24/2002
81
118
176
207
95
38
33
748
05/31/2002
91
111
174
212
77
20
11
695
06/07/2002
69
93
118
132
46
12
9
479
06/14/2002
52
69
90
111
45
12
5
385
06/20/2002
70
94
124
158
70
23
11
549
06/28/2002
52
66
108
152
71
24
16
489
07/05/2002
88
96
151
202
95
30
48
710
07/12/2002
102
131
202
266
135
57
57
950
07/19/2002
70
101
163
229
145
68
100
876
07/26/2002
77
89
123
149
79
32
33
582
08/02/2002
78
86
120
155
77
29
27
571
08/09/2002
55
69
96
128
67
25
19
458
08/16/2002
64
69
101
134
70
24
19
482
08/30/2002
58
64
93
126
71
29
27
467
09/06/2002
80
103
139
180
107
51
58
717
09/13/2002
61
91
130
151
76
32
26
567
09/27/2002
95
120
172
239
141
65
71
902
04/01/2003
206
319
580
861
354
102
70
2,493
04/15/2003
199
281
495
705
341
126
135
2,282
Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Street-dirt yield
(pounds per curb-mile)
>2,000 µm
1,000–2,000 µm
500–1,000 µm
250–500 µm
125–250 µm
63–125 µm
<63 µm
Total
04/23/2003
181
269
428
606
285
94
88
1,951
04/29/2003
142
223
373
542
329
130
139
1,878
05/06/2003
154
242
340
314
258
49
23
1,380
05/13/2003
172
234
321
409
189
64
42
1,431
05/20/2003
78
121
165
172
84
34
12
667
05/27/2003
100
161
229
289
192
90
78
1,139
06/03/2003
57
111
171
259
149
49
36
832
06/11/2003
68
116
183
267
152
59
34
878
06/17/2003
57
117
176
250
156
68
51
875
06/26/2003
54
92
116
140
73
21
8
503
07/01/2003
74
113
168
251
159
76
61
901
07/11/2003
41
78
112
147
105
27
12
522
07/23/2003
74
81
101
150
102
44
32
585
07/30/2003
67
93
148
221
140
62
49
781
08/05/2003
35
57
88
144
89
32
22
467
08/12/2003
51
62
99
208
111
49
52
632
08/20/2003
92
96
158
294
187
72
50
949
08/27/2003
116
108
127
212
145
51
26
785
09/02/2003
100
97
119
185
127
46
33
706
Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Street-dirt yield
(pounds per curb-mile)
>2,000 µm
1,000–2,000 µm
500–1,000 µm
250–500 µm
125–250 µm
63–125 µm
<63 µm
Total
09/09/2003
76
99
133
213
149
61
50
782
09/16/2003
76
85
109
145
86
29
20
549
09/23/2003
88
92
109
154
85
28
14
571
09/30/2003
92
81
100
153
96
39
26
588
10/07/2003
113
131
218
285
240
56
40
1,082
04/06/2004
75
98
219
386
158
47
22
1,004
04/13/2004
61
95
221
452
217
91
73
1,211
04/27/2004
63
82
148
238
105
36
24
696
05/04/2004
65
89
146
710
109
46
38
1,202
05/19/2004
42
52
80
114
46
12
5
351
05/26/2004
43
46
68
122
66
20
15
382
06/02/2004
41
48
62
100
59
19
13
341
06/08/2004
48
56
85
144
82
34
25
473
06/15/2004
57
49
70
108
61
23
15
383
06/22/2004
32
45
82
125
48
17
7
356
06/29/2004
57
62
108
190
104
36
26
583
07/08/2004
38
34
48
81
50
17
12
279
07/14/2004
35
39
59
108
71
28
16
358
07/20/2004
34
41
64
97
49
18
10
313
07/27/2004
40
47
76
132
82
36
36
450
08/03/2004
39
46
82
127
53
17
12
375
08/10/2004
41
51
86
153
81
29
24
465
Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Street-dirt yield
(pounds per curb-mile)
>2,000 µm
1,000–2,000 µm
500–1,000 µm
250–500 µm
125–250 µm
63–125 µm
<63 µm
Total
08/18/2004
66
65
91
132
73
33
23
482
08/31/2004
38
42
49
66
40
17
8
261
09/07/2004
56
59
71
107
74
36
29
431
09/17/2004
55
55
59
74
38
16
9
307
04/05/2005
65
84
255
671
317
127
85
1,603
04/13/2005
51
70
179
415
199
71
32
1,017
04/21/2005
62
75
175
405
206
80
44
1,047
04/28/2005
71
75
160
353
172
73
45
948
05/05/2005
67
95
186
401
197
89
45
1,080
05/18/2005
67
73
129
248
131
52
30
730
05/25/2005
64
80
128
236
119
47
31
704
06/02/2005
81
110
165
305
168
79
57
964



Appendix table 1-2. Air-sweeper basin street-dirt yield, in pounds per curb-mile, separated by particle size.

[mm/dd/yyyy, month/day/year; µm, micrometer; >, greater than; <, less than; NS, no sweeping in basin; --, no data]

Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Sweeper cleaning
Street-dirt yield
(pounds per curb-mile)
>2,000 µm
1,000–2,000 µm
500–1,000 µm
250–500 µm
125–250 µm
63–125 µm
<63 µm
Total
05/17/2002
NS
123
205
333
508
197
53
26
1,445
05/24/2002
NS
113
206
354
521
225
71
43
1,531
05/31/2002
NS
108
156
248
347
144
35
15
1,053
06/07/2002
NS
82
103
136
175
73
18
9
596
06/20/2002
NS
66
99
141
208
106
32
17
668
06/28/2002
NS
75
101
177
326
148
40
21
888
07/05/2002
NS
78
95
174
310
151
40
26
874
07/12/2002
NS
72
107
187
361
183
58
32
1,000
07/19/2002
NS
62
99
155
270
167
61
39
854
07/26/2002
NS
68
87
126
189
100
34
20
624
08/02/2002
NS
86
117
196
317
146
43
23
928
08/09/2002
NS
90
129
177
260
160
64
45
924
08/16/2002
NS
85
117
181
261
150
49
27
870
08/30/2002
NS
93
117
180
335
177
49
32
985
09/06/2002
NS
94
131
243
454
204
55
36
1,217
09/13/2002
NS
101
137
225
372
174
42
30
1,081
09/27/2002
NS
85
109
144
183
104
33
18
676
04/01/2003
Pre
72
140
373
652
251
54
21
1,563
04/02/2003
Post
31
62
196
433
236
74
49
1,082
04/15/2003
Pre
44
79
216
430
234
76
56
1,134
04/16/2003
Post
30
60
162
315
202
69
56
894
04/22/2003
Pre
39
71
186
357
209
58
30
949
04/23/2003
Post
24
45
116
224
168
59
41
677
Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Sweeper cleaning
Street-dirt yield
(pounds per curb-mile)
>2,000 µm
1,000–2,000 µm
500–1,000 µm
250–500 µm
125–250 µm
63–125 µm
<63 µm
Total
04/29/2003
Pre
26
47
123
249
190
65
76
777
04/30/2003
Post
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
05/06/2003
Pre
40
71
139
195
151
34
15
646
05/07/2003
Post
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
05/12/2003
Pre
29
59
119
190
88
26
7
518
05/13/2003
Post
21
42
97
171
88
24
17
461
05/20/2003
Pre
26
41
75
109
49
13
7
320
05/21/2003
Post
13
29
56
99
62
23
14
298
05/27/2003
Pre
24
46
93
168
106
43
20
500
05/28/2003
Post
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
06/03/2003
Pre
19
40
66
119
84
37
17
382
06/04/2003
Post
14
26
51
90
71
33
30
316
06/11/2003
Pre
16
30
49
78
53
23
11
259
06/12/2003
Post
11
18
31
52
34
15
9
169
06/16/2003
Pre
21
26
40
68
48
28
23
253
06/17/2003
Post
9
18
32
57
43
23
20
202
06/26/2003
Pre
15
22
25
32
17
6
2
119
06/26/2003
Post
16
26
28
48
34
15
9
177
Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Sweeper cleaning
Street-dirt yield
(pounds per curb-mile)
>2,000 µm
1,000–2,000 µm
500–1,000 µm
250–500 µm
125–250 µm
63–125 µm
<63 µm
Total
07/01/2003
Pre
14
25
31
38
52
16
8
183
07/02/2003
Post
10
16
26
47
35
17
11
162
07/11/2003
Pre
11
13
18
28
21
9
6
106
07/16/2003
Pre
18
18
25
40
28
11
6
146
07/17/2003
Post
9
12
17
30
24
11
5
108
07/22/2003
Pre
18
15
21
38
29
13
7
142
07/23/2003
Post
12
10
14
26
21
11
12
106
07/29/2003
Pre
15
19
26
45
38
21
21
185
07/30/2003
Post
10
12
18
33
29
16
14
132
08/05/2003
Pre
13
14
15
22
19
10
10
103
08/06/2003
Post
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
08/12/2003
Pre
19
20
24
42
35
11
16
167
08/13/2003
Post
12
12
17
29
26
13
10
119
08/19/2003
Pre
17
18
22
38
35
19
19
169
08/20/2003
Post
11
13
15
25
22
12
11
110
08/26/2003
Pre
16
19
19
29
24
11
7
124
08/27/2003
Post
11
14
18
28
22
13
14
121
09/02/2003
Pre
15
16
16
24
21
12
11
115
09/03/2003
Post
10
10
11
16
14
9
10
79
09/09/2003
Pre
17
18
20
28
24
16
18
140
09/10/2003
Post
9
11
12
17
14
9
11
82
09/16/2003
Pre
16
16
13
17
13
5
3
83
09/17/2003
Post
10
9
9
12
12
6
6
64
09/23/2003
Pre
17
22
18
17
24
7
4
109
09/24/2003
Post
11
11
11
16
14
8
7
79
09/30/2003
Pre
23
25
22
27
22
12
9
140
Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Sweeper cleaning
Street-dirt yield
(pounds per curb-mile)
>2,000 µm
1,000–2,000 µm
500–1,000 µm
250–500 µm
125–250 µm
63–125 µm
<63 µm
Total
10/01/2003
Post
13
14
12
18
16
11
10
95
10/07/2003
Pre
25
59
31
31
25
16
13
200
10/08/2003
Post
24
24
19
24
21
13
16
141
04/06/2004
Pre
65
88
249
490
175
50
20
1,137
04/09/2004
Post
36
65
203
486
220
95
73
1,178
04/13/2004
Pre
31
57
174
419
202
78
51
1,012
04/16/2004
Post
11
18
53
136
68
26
14
326
04/27/2004
Pre
3
11
21
54
30
11
5
136
04/28/2004
Post
5
7
15
45
33
18
16
140
05/04/2004
Pre
13
17
31
78
60
34
24
258
05/05/2004
Post
9
10
18
51
41
28
30
186
05/19/2004
Pre
13
13
14
21
12
4
2
78
05/19/2004
Post
3
4
7
19
15
5
3
57
05/26/2004
Pre
21
23
25
44
30
7
2
152
05/27/2004
Post
9
9
11
22
17
5
2
74
06/02/2004
Pre
16
17
16
22
16
5
4
95
06/03/2004
Post
12
13
13
19
14
6
4
81
06/08/2004
Pre
17
19
19
26
19
9
7
115
06/10/2004
Post
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
06/15/2004
Pre
18
17
16
20
12
7
3
93
06/16/2004
Post
9
8
10
16
11
6
2
62
Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Sweeper cleaning
Street-dirt yield
(pounds per curb-mile)
>2,000 µm
1,000–2,000 µm
500–1,000 µm
250–500 µm
125–250 µm
63–125 µm
<63 µm
Total
06/22/2004
Pre
11
11
10
12
7
3
2
56
06/23/2004
Post
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
06/29/2004
Pre
12
13
13
18
12
5
4
77
06/30/2004
Post
7
7
9
14
10
4
2
54
07/07/2004
Pre
12
9
9
14
9
2
1
56
07/08/2004
Post
8
8
9
15
11
4
2
56
07/14/2004
Pre
14
13
14
21
14
6
4
85
07/15/2004
Post
8
9
10
16
12
5
3
62
07/20/2004
Pre
12
12
13
20
12
5
2
75
07/21/2004
Post
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
07/27/2004
Pre
16
18
17
23
16
9
8
106
07/28/2004
Post
11
16
10
17
10
5
5
76
08/03/2004
Pre
13
16
14
16
9
4
2
74
08/04/2004
Post
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
08/10/2004
Pre
19
22
19
27
19
7
4
118
08/11/2004
Post
9
11
11
18
13
5
3
71
08/18/2004
Pre
38
35
25
22
13
5
2
141
08/19/2004
Post
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
08/31/2004
Pre
29
22
18
19
12
5
4
108
09/01/2004
Post
19
17
15
17
10
4
2
85
09/07/2004
Pre
30
31
29
35
23
9
5
161
09/08/2004
Post
11
14
14
18
13
6
4
81
09/16/2004
Pre
21
17
13
13
8
3
2
76
09/17/2004
Post
11
13
12
13
7
4
2
62
Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Sweeper cleaning
Street-dirt yield
(pounds per curb-mile)
>2,000 µm
1,000–2,000 µm
500–1,000 µm
250–500 µm
125–250 µm
63–125 µm
<63 µm
Total
04/05/2005
Pre
98
122
316
695
255
96
59
1,641
04/05/2005
Post
39
55
183
453
171
61
44
1,005
04/13/2005
Pre
49
74
216
533
220
68
27
1,187
04/14/2005
Post
24
42
125
346
173
71
40
820
04/21/2005
Pre
41
61
160
394
186
75
44
962
04/21/2005
Post
14
23
70
219
124
57
39
546
04/28/2005
Pre
32
41
88
256
163
86
53
717
04/28/2005
Post
15
23
57
175
110
62
58
499
05/05/2005
Pre
26
31
64
183
121
72
71
568
05/05/2005
Post
15
19
47
143
98
57
55
434
05/18/2005
Pre
24
34
49
117
81
43
28
374
05/18/2005
Post
12
16
29
78
54
30
21
239
05/25/2005
Pre
29
45
55
98
71
36
18
351
05/25/2005
Post
10
22
27
55
40
22
15
192
06/02/2005
Pre
20
40
42
72
54
32
26
285
06/02/2005
Post
11
21
27
54
44
28
20
205
06/23/2005
Pre
12
16
22
33
24
14
11
132
06/23/2005
Post
5
8
13
24
16
8
5
79



Appendix table 1-3. High-frequency broom basin street-dirt yield, in pounds per curb-mile, separated by particle size.

[mm/dd/yyyy, month/day/year; µm, micrometer; >, greater than; <, less than; NS, no sweeping in basin; --, no data]

Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Sweeper cleaning
Street-dirt yield
(pounds per curb-mile)
>2,000 µm
1,000–2,000 µm
500–1,000 µm
250–500 µm
125–250 µm
63–125 µm
<63 µm
Total
05/17/2002
NS
47
79
148
201
88
32
21
614
05/24/2002
NS
47
83
144
186
87
32
27
606
05/31/2002
NS
40
75
129
174
75
21
12
527
06/07/2002
NS
34
60
79
86
33
8
5
304
06/14/2002
NS
35
66
81
93
40
9
2
326
06/20/2002
NS
37
62
88
103
46
12
7
356
06/28/2002
NS
29
47
68
78
35
9
5
270
07/05/2002
NS
37
60
102
136
64
17
10
427
07/12/2002
NS
34
69
112
149
79
26
14
482
07/19/2002
NS
38
58
88
118
63
21
15
401
07/26/2002
NS
36
57
74
99
52
17
10
344
08/02/2002
NS
42
67
86
105
49
15
9
373
08/09/2002
NS
37
61
91
119
56
16
9
388
08/16/2002
NS
32
49
67
80
38
11
6
282
08/30/2002
NS
39
56
80
105
52
16
12
361
09/06/2002
NS
32
51
70
86
43
14
8
303
09/13/2002
NS
32
55
78
92
42
13
7
319
09/27/2002
NS
32
58
79
93
47
16
8
333
04/01/2003
Pre
125
245
612
960
337
94
55
2,428
04/02/2003
Post
57
129
420
750
316
99
74
1,845
04/15/2003
Pre
121
202
515
883
357
116
119
2,313
04/16/2003
Post
41
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