Probabilistic description of runoff and leachate volumes from open windrow composting sites

Stormwater runoff generated from open windrow composting sites is often heavily polluted. Detention ponds are typically constructed to contain and treat runoff from these sites. For the proper sizing of detention ponds, runoff volumes from composting sites under rainfall events of different magnitudes need to be estimated. A conceptual rainfall-runoff model that captures the key hydrologic and hydraulic processes is developed in this paper for …