Environment and Ecology Research Vol. 11(3), pp. 411 - 420
DOI: 10.13189/eer.2023.110301
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Optimal Locations for BMPs Stormwater Management for Sulaimanyah City Industrial Zone, KRG, Iraq

Yaseen Ahmed Hamaamin ^1,*, Bahram Abdalrahman Faraj ^2
1 Department of Civil Engineering, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah- Kurdistan Region, Iraq
² Department of Water Resources Engineering, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah- Kurdistan Region, Iraq

ABSTRACT

In developed urban areas, the natural water cycle is often disrupted by the presence of impervious surfaces such as buildings, roads, and sidewalks. Rainwater runs off these impervious surfaces, having a high flowrate, picking up pollutants like oil, dirt, and chemicals along the way which can cause flooding, erosion, and water pollution. Best Management Practice (BMP) is a sustainable approach to treating stormwater that seeks to mimic the natural hydrological cycle by using small-scale techniques that retain, infiltrate and evaporate the stormwater on-site offering numerous environmental, social, and economic benefits. In the present study, BMP Siting Tool (BST), which is an add-on to ArcGIS, was used to select suitable locations for BMP systems to manage runoff from industrial areas, in Sulaymaniyah city, KRG, Iraq. A set of four types of BMPs namely Bioretention, Vegetated Filterstrip, Grassed Swale, and Cistern have been selected for runoff management. The selected four types of BMPs can work as primary and secondary treatment of stormwater, which can be used afterward. The studied area land use is 59.63% impervious and 40.37% pervious areas. Results of the study recommend a total of 407 locations to construct the suggested four types of BMPs with a total area of 16.45 hectares to treat, control and manage the stormwater runoff from the industrial area. As a final point, a spatial distribution map of the four types of the selected BMPs has been presented as a green stormwater management infrastructure.

KEYWORDS
BMP Siting Tool, LID, Stormwater, Mana Genet, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Yaseen Ahmed Hamaamin , Bahram Abdalrahman Faraj , "Optimal Locations for BMPs Stormwater Management for Sulaimanyah City Industrial Zone, KRG, Iraq," Environment and Ecology Research, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 411 - 420, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/eer.2023.110301.

(b). APA Format:
Yaseen Ahmed Hamaamin , Bahram Abdalrahman Faraj (2023). Optimal Locations for BMPs Stormwater Management for Sulaimanyah City Industrial Zone, KRG, Iraq. Environment and Ecology Research, 11(3), 411 - 420. DOI: 10.13189/eer.2023.110301.