ASTM International (ASTM) has been a recognized leader in consensus standard development by many different industries for more than 100 years now.  ASTM's newest technical committee, E64, is devoted specifically to developing standards applicable to the broad class of stormwater management practices known as stormwater control measures (SCMs).  ASTM is not entirely new to the world of stormwater and SCMs.  Prior to the formation of E64, a subcommittee working under the umbrella of the C27 Precast Concrete Products Committee was actively working on several new stormwater standards specific to hydrodynamic separators (HDS), which are often housed in concrete structures.  However, with the growing breadth of different types of SCMs available that extend well beyond concrete products, and a clear need for several new standards to bring consistency to the evaluation of SCM effectiveness, there was widespread consensus that a standalone committee was warranted.

单立委员会除了专注于单立问题和标准开发外,另一个预期好处是多得多的利害相关方参与标准开发过程E64希望有范围广泛的暴水专业人员参与,包括单立/咨询专业人员、学术界、工程/咨询专业人员、监管者/程序管理员、实验室操作者/研究人员以及其他对单立单行程序并具有相关专长的专业人员。

值得一提的另一个程序正在启动中,考虑到ASTME64编程的协同作用,即国家SCM验证程序,称为暴水测试和产品实践评价。STEP程序最近在国家暴水联盟2保护伞下发现一个新家It has also secured the funding needed to move the program forward in 2021!  The STEPP program intends to serve as a credible source of SCM performance verification based on testing under nationally accepted standards.  Before the formation of E64, STEPP was already collaborating with ASTM to develop standards based on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's laboratory protocols for HDS and Filtration SCMs3 and the Washington State Department of Ecology's Technology Acceptance Protocol-Ecology (TAPE) field evaluation program4.  Work was already underway to develop HDS standards from the NJDEP protocol under C27, and this effort is now being transferred to E64.  Once complete, E64 will continue work on a variety of additional standards for evaluating filtration systems, trash and debris removal, and field monitoring that will be applicable to the STEPP program moving forward.

Given the wide variety of SCMs now available, varying performance expectations, the current patchwork of protocols and methodologies used to evaluate performance, and the growing complexity of stormwater regulations, the need for robust and credible standards for SCM evaluation and deployment has never been greater.  The standards produced by E64 will undoubtedly be an asset for all of those involved in stormwater management.  Robust, credible standards will increase knowledge of SCM performance, improve comparability of different types of SCMs, increase the credibility of SCM performance claims, and streamline vetting and acceptance of SCMs by the regulatory community.  Paired with the STEPP National Verification program, ASTM standards for SCMs will also help create predictability and a pathway for acceptance for SCM manufacturers that should also drive future investment in SCM innovation.  Most importantly, strong SCM standards will ultimately be a net positive for water quality!

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开工ASTM E64 Committee Homepage.  https://www.astm.org/COMMIT/SUBCOMMIT/E64.htm.在线访问6/11/2021

二叉国家暴雨水联盟STEP主页http://national暴雨watalliance.org/stepp/

3级新泽西环境保护局暴水MTD协议和指导

4级华盛顿州分局of Ecology Technology Acceptance Protocol- Ecology (TAPE) Program.  https://ecology.wa.gov/Regulations-Permits/Guidance-technical-assistance/Stormwater-permittee-guidance-resources/Emerging-stormwater-treatment-technologies.  Accessed online: 6/11/2021.