Stream restoration and sewers impact sources and fluxes of water, carbon,
and nutrients in urban watersheds

Pennino, Michael J.; Kaushal, Sujay S.; Mayer, Paul M.; Utz, Ryan M.; Cooper, Curtis A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3419-2016

Articles | Volume 20, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3419-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3419-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 8

Research article

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26 Aug 2016

Research article |

| 26 Aug 2016

Stream restoration and sewers impact sources and fluxes of water, carbon, and nutrients in urban watersheds

Michael J. Pennino, Sujay S. Kaushal, Paul M. Mayer, Ryan M. Utz, and Curtis A. Cooper

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RC C6910: 'Comments on MS titled ‘Stream restoration and sanitary infrastructure alter sources and fluxes of water, carbon, and nutrients in urban watersheds’ by Michael Pennino', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Mar 2016
- AC C7065: 'Response to Reviewer 1', Michael Pennino, 05 May 2016
RC C7035: 'Reviewer 2 - interactive comment', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Apr 2016
- AC C7072: 'Response to Reviewer 2', Michael Pennino, 05 May 2016
EC C7041: 'manuscript hess-2015-444. Editor comment and decision', Andrea Butturini, 07 Apr 2016
- AC C7086: 'Response to Editor', Michael Pennino, 05 May 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (09 May 2016) by Andrea Butturini

AR by Michael Pennino on behalf of the Authors (18 May 2016) Author's response

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (25 May 2016) by Andrea Butturini

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (25 Jul 2016)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (26 Jul 2016) by Andrea Butturini

AR by Michael Pennino on behalf of the Authors (03 Aug 2016) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

The goal of this study was to compare how differences in urban stream restoration and sanitary infrastructure affect sources and fluxes of water and nutrients. Stream restoration reduced peak discharge and lowered nutrient export compared to unrestored streams, but was similar to a stream with upland stormwater management. The primary source of nitrate at all sites was leaky sanitary sewers, suggesting that combining stream restoration with sanitary pipe repairs may help reduce nutrient loads.