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Appendix A - State Department of Transportation Survey and Ranking of Research Preferences
Pages 153-162

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From page 153...
... Role of total suspended solids and dissolved organic carbon in controlling concentrations of dissolved metals in stormwater runoff (2.6) Herbicide runoff characterization (concentrations, transport and fate, impacts to aquatic biota)
From page 154...
... Research on Stormwater Management Maintenance (4.1) Has your DOT conducted any studies or prepared reports on the maintenance aspects of stormwater management measures at DOT facilities?
From page 155...
... Practical and effective ways to improve dissolved metal removal in current treatment systems (8.20) Infiltration guidance to prevent groundwater contamination (8.21)
From page 156...
... Rapid Aquatic Toxicity or Ecologic Impact Assessment (16.1) Have you developed or are you using rapid aquatic toxicity or ecologic impact assessment of untreated highway runoff (hot spots)
From page 157...
... design methods in linear corridors/for transportation 19 19 9 105 12 Temporary nonvegetation soil stabilization evaluation 23 13 14 104 13 Valid monitoring methods 23 12 14 102 14 Demonstrating the costs and benefits of alternative/offsite/watershed-based stormwater mitigation 17 21 9 101 15 Performance of BMP retrofits/effectiveness (removing constituents of concerns, hydraulic performance, export of elements to receiving waters) 21 14 15 97 SC O R E R A N K Research Areas Ranked in Priority by State DOTs 16 Best methods for improving stream ecology through water quality BMPs -- -alternatives to regulating runoff in urban areas 18 18 12 96 17 Vegetation establishment 20 15 15 95 18 BMP benefits and constraints in highly urbanized corridors 17 19 12 94 19 Selection of treatment BMPs and documentation of process 18 18 14 94 20 Detention basin design optimization 16 20 14 90 21 Effectiveness of combination of sedimentation, filtration, and chemical addition for stormwater BMP construction and retrofit projects 17 18 15 89 22 Guidance for seed mixes and effective establishment and maintenance of erosion control vegetation for short-term first growth and long-term establishment 20 13 17 89 23 Infiltration guidance to prevent groundwater contamination 18 15 16 86 (continued on next page)
From page 158...
... WEIGHT 4 2 -1 SC O R E R A N K Research Areas Ranked in Priority by State DOTs 25 Design and maintenance of BMPs to reduce conflicts with endangered and threatened species 17 15 18 80 26 Characterization on a watershed basis and the availability/prioritization of sites for constructed wetlands 14 19 14 80 27 Chemical, toxicity and physical impacts to aquatic biota of stormwater discharges 16 16 17 79 28 Role of total suspended solids and dissolved organic carbon in controlling dissolved metal concentration 14 15 11 75 29 Soil evaluation process for slope vegetation 13 20 17 75 30 Bypass detention basin design and effectiveness 13 19 17 73 31 LID modeling and design so that end-of-pipe control systems can be accurately sized 13 18 16 72 32 The ability of watershed or regionally based enhancements of wet weather storage capacity to improve baseline (high and low flow) hydrology and ecological productivity 13 18 18 70 33 Compliance with numerical water quality standards 14 15 21 65 34 Design and maintenance of BMPs to reduce mosquito and other vermin populations 15 12 23 61 35 Deicing agent selection criteria 14 13 23 59 36 Gross solid removal device design and performance 12 15 23 55 37 Water quality problems due to urbanization and heavy metal concentration in relation to or projected from total connected impervious area in the watershed 8 21 20 54 38 Practical and effective ways to improve dissolved metal removal in current treatment systems 9 19 22 52 39 Traction and removal BMPs for snow areas 12 12 26 46 40 Toxicity controls 7 20 22 46 41 Receiving water temperature change reduction 5 19 25 33 42 Herbicide runoff characterization 5 17 27 27 43 Physics and chemistry of BMP design 5 15 29 21 44 Arid region erosion control 10 5 34 16 45 Viral pathogen indicators and treatment 4 10 34 2 24 Methodologies to determine where flow control of runoff volumes and high flow durations are appropriate to prevent stream bank erosion in ultra-urban areas 14 21 12 86
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... impacts to aquatic biota of stormwater discharges AL, AR, CA, GA, IA, KY, MD, NC, NH, NV, OK, RI, SC, VA, VT, WA, WY Role of total suspended solids and dissolved organic carbon in controlling concentrations of dissolved metals in stormwater runoff AL, CA, ID, KS, MA, MO, MI, NM, MT, NH, NV, OK, TX, VA, WA, WV Water quality problems due to urbanization and heavy metal concentrations in relation to/projected from total connected impervious area in the watershed AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, GA, HI, IL, LA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, TN, WI Threshold traffic densities below which certain pollutants in highway runoff can be considered negligible or irreducible and can be dispersed on roadsides AL, CA, IA, KS, LA, MA, MD, NE, NH, OK, PA, RI, WI, WV Methodologies to determine where flow controls on runoff volumes and high flow durations are appropriate to prevent streambank erosion in ultraurban areas AK, AL, CA, CO, DE, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, MI, MT, NJ, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, TX, UT, WI Ability of watershed or regionally based enhancements of wet weather storage capacity to improve baseline (high and low flow) hydrology and ecological productivity downstream AK, AZ, CO, CT, DE, FL, HI, IN, MI, MO, NY, OH, OR, SD, TN, UT AK, CO, CT, DE, FL, HI, IN, ME, NY, OH, RI, SC, UT, VT, WI FL, ID, KY, SC, UT, VA, WA DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KY, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WY AR, AZ, FL, KS, ME, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, SC, TN, VA, VT FL, ID, IN, KY, MD, ME, MO, MS, NV, NY, SC, VT, WI AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, IA, LA, MT, ND, NJ, OH, OK, OR, TN, TX, VA, WV Characterization on a watershed basis: availability/prioritization of sites for constructed wetlands CO, FL, IA, ID, LA, MO, MS, MT, NV, NY, SC, VA, WV AK, CA, GA, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, OH, OK, TX, UT, WA, WI Contribution of highway runoff to watershed loadings CA, CO, DE, FL, HI, ID, IN, KY, LA, ME, MI, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, OH, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT AK, AL, IA, IL, MA, MD, ND, OK, OR, RI, WA, WI Reduction in receiving water temperature change ID, MD, ME, SC, VA CA, FL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, TN, VT, WV Technical feasibility of BMPs AK, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, HI, ID, IN, LA, ME, MI, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WY AL, AR, GA, IL, KS, KY, MA, MN, MO, NC, NM, SD, UT, WI Construction costs of BMPs AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IN, KS, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, RI, SC, TX, VA, WA, WY AK, AZ, IA, ID, IL, KY, NH, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI Construction BMPs efficiencies AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WY IA, IL, MA, MI, ND, RI, TX, WA, WI (continued on next page)
From page 160...
... AL, CA, DE, FL, ID, IN, LA, MD, MN, MO, NC, NH, NY, OH, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, WA AK, CO, HI, KS, KY, MA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NE, NJ, OK, SC Effectiveness of combinations of sedimentation, filtration, and chemical addition for stormwater BMPs construction and retrofit projects AL, CA, FL, HI, ID, IN, LA, MN, MO, ND, NE, NH, NY, OK, TN, VA AK, AR, CA, CO, DE, GA, KS, KY, ME, MT, NC, NJ, OH, SC, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI Selection of treatment BMPs and documentation of process AK, CA, CO, FL, ID, IN, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, RI, TN, VA AL, DE, GA, HI, IL, KY, MA, MO, ND, NE, NH, NV, OK, SC, SD, UT, VT, WI Design and maintenance of BMPs to reduce mosquito and other vermin populations AL, FL, LA, MN, MO, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OR, RI, SD, TN, VA AR, CA, CO, DE, IN, MA, MD, MI, NC, ND, OH, WA Design and maintenance of BMPs to reduce conflicts with endangered and threatened species FL, GA, ID, LA, MN, MO, MS, NE, NJ, NY, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, WA AK, AL, CA, CO, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, ND, NV, OK, OR, UT, WI, WY Viral pathogen indicators and treatment CA, LA, SC, VA AL, KS, MI, NC, NJ, TN, UT, WY Detention basin design optimization AZ, CA, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, MN, MO, NE, NY, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA AK, AL, CO, IA, KS, LA, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OH, RI, SD, UT, WA, WI, WV Bypass detention basin design and effectiveness CA, FL, ID, IN, KY, MN, NE, NY, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA AK, AL, AR, CO, GA, KS, LA, MO, NC, ND, NJ, NM, NV, OH, SD, UT, WA, WV Gross solid removal device design and performance CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, MI, MO, ND, NV, NY, UT, VA AK, AL, HI, KS, KY, MA, MN, NE, NA, NJ, OH, SC, WA, WI
From page 161...
... methods in linear corridors/for transportation AK, AR, AZ, CO, CT, FL, HI, IN, MD, ME, MO, NJ, NY, OH, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA AL, DE, GA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MN, NC, ND, NE, NH, OK, SD, UT, VT, WV, WY LID modeling and design so that end-of-pipe control systems can be sized accurately AK, CO, CT, HI, IN, MD, NE, NJ, NY, OH, SC, VA, WA AL, DE, FL, GA, ID, KS, KY, LA, ME, MN, MO, NC, ND, OR, TN, TX, VT New erosion control technology evaluation AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WY AL, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, NM, OR, RI, UT, WA Temporary nonvegetative soil stabilization evaluation AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, LA, MN, MT, NC, ND, NH, NV, NY, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA AZ, FL, IA, KY, ME, MI, MO, NE, NJ, NM, OR, RI, SD, UT, WY Performance of nonvegetative permanent soil stabilizers for reducing erosion and potential impacts of products on stormwater quality AK, AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, ID, LA, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NJ, NV, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IA, IN, KY, ME, MI, NE, NH, RI, UT, WV, WY Vegetation establishment AK, CA, CO, FL, HI, ID, IN, KY, LA, ND, NE, NV, NY, OK, RI, SC, SD, UT, VA AL, AZ, DE, GA, IA, IL, KS, MT, NM, OH, OR, TN, TX, VT, WI Guidance for seed mixes and effective establishment and maintenance of erosion control vegetation for short-term first growth and long-term establishment. AK, CA, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KY, LA, ND, NV, NY, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA AZ, CA, CO, DE, HI, IL, KS, MO, NE, NM, OH, TX, UT, VT POTENTIAL POOLED-FUND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES RESEARCH AREA STATE DOTs with HIGH INTEREST STATE DOTs with MODERATE INTEREST (continued on next page)
From page 162...
... A-10 TABLE A-2 (Continued) Arid region erosion control AK, AZ, CA, ID, MT, NV, OK, OR, SD, UT, WY CO, HI, NE, NM, WA Soil evaluation process for slope vegetation AK, AZ, CA, FL, GA, IK, KY, MN, MT, NY, SC, SD, VA, WY CO, HI, IA, IN, KS, LA, MI, MO, ND, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, TN, UT, WI, WV Deicing agent selection criteria AK, CA, CO, CT, ID, IN, ME, MO, NH, NY, OH, SD, UT, VA, WY AZ, DE, HI, IA, IL, KY, MI, NV, OR, RI, TN, WI Traction sand removal BMPs for snow areas AK, CA, CO, CT, ID, IN, NV, NY, SD, UT, VA, WY AZ, DE, IA, IL, MA, MI, MT, NH, OR, RI, TN WI POTENTIAL POOLED-FUND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES RESEARCH AREA STATE DOTs with HIGH INTEREST STATE DOTs with MODERATE INTEREST


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