Comprehensive Flood Risk Assessment for Wastewater Treatment Plants under Extreme Storm Events: A Case Study for New York City, United States

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 11; no. 15; p. 6694
• Main Authors: Sun, Qing, Nazari, Rouzbeh, Karimi, Maryam, Rabbani Fahad, MD Golam, Peters, Robert W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2021
• Subjects: Basins; Cities; Climate change; Coasts; Damage assessment; Extreme weather; Flood damage; Flood predictions; Flooding; Floods; high-intensity rainfall; Hurricanes; Impact analysis; Impact damage; Parks & recreation areas; Population; Rainfall; Risk assessment; Roads & highways; Runoff; Sea level; Sea level rise; SLOSH; Storm damage; storm surge; Storm surges; Storms; Stormwater management; sub-basins; Tidal waves; Urbanization; Wastewater treatment; wastewater treatment plant; Wastewater treatment plants; Water treatment; Weather; Los Angeles California; United States > US; New York City New York

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in the City of New York, United States, are particularly vulnerable to frequent extreme weather events, including storm surges, high-intensity rainfall, and sea level rise, and are also affected by the cascade of these events. The complex structural configuration...