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Event mean concentrations for total phosphorus.
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Land cover/land use |
Range (mg/L) |
Recommended value (mg/L) |
Notes |
Commercial |
|
75 |
If applicable to models being used, adjust curve numbers/runoff coefficients when calculating loads |
Industrial |
|
93 |
- If applicable to models being used, adjust curve numbers/runoff coefficients when calculating loads
|
Residential |
|
73 |
|
High-density/Multi-family residential |
|
Calculate1 |
- Insufficient information to recommend a specific emc
|
Medium density residential |
|
Calculate1 |
- Insufficient information to recommend a specific emc
|
Low density residential |
|
Calculate1 |
- Insufficient information to recommend a specific emc
|
Freeways/transportation |
|
87 |
|
Mixed |
|
76 or calculate |
- Residential land use was the primary land use in most studies that cited values for mixed land use
- If the study area can be delineated into specific land uses and impervious area for each land use is know, we recommend calculating the emc
|
Parks and recreation |
|
Use value for open space or calculate |
- emc will be a function of vegetative cover
|
Open space |
|
21 |
|
Conventional roof |
|
<10 |
|
Institutional |
|
See note |
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Forest/shrub/grassland |
|
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Open water and wetlands |
|
see Notes (next column) |
- If data exist, use the TSS concentration for the water body of interest
- If data for a specific lake do not exist, use data from similar lakes in the area
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Cropland (row crops) |
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Pasture |
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