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Field, Richard was born on November 22, 1939 in Brooklyn. Son of National and Anna (Beeler) Field.
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Innovative Urban Wet-Weather Flow Management Systems
(The 20th century's automobile-inspired land use changes b...)
The 20th century's automobile-inspired land use changes brought about tremendous transformations in how stormwater moves across the modern urban land-scape. Streets and parking areas in the average urban family's neighborhood now exceed the amount of land devoted to living space. Add parking, office and commercial space, and it's easy to understand how modern cities have experienced a three-fold increase in impervious areas. Traditional wet weather collection systems removed stormwater from urban areas as quickly as possible, often transferring problems downstream. Innovative Urban WetWeather Flow Management Systems does two things: It considers the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of urban runoff; then describes innovative methods for improving wet weather flow (WWF) management systems. The result of extensive research, Innovative Urban Wet-Weather Flow Manage-ment Systems looks most at how to handle runoff in developments of the 21st century: the confl icting objectives of providing drainage while decreasing stormwater pollutant discharges; the impact of urban WWF on surface and groundwater, such as smaller urban stream channels scoured by high peak flows; sediment transport and the toxic effects of WWF on aquatic organisms; the effectiveness of WWF controls-including design guidelines and source and downstream controls-are an important issue. Innovative Urban Wet-Weather Flow Management Systems looks at how source controls like biofi ltration, created through simple grading, may work in newly developing areas, while critical source areas like an auto service facilities, may need more extensive treatment strategies. Focusing WWF treatment on intensively used areas, such as the 20 percent of streets that handle the bulk of the traffic, and under utilized parking areas is also considered. Developing a more integrated water supply system-collecting, treating, and disposing of wastewater, and handling urban WWF-requires innovative methods, such as a neighborhood-scale system that would recycle treated wastewater and storm water for lawn watering and toilet flushing, or use treated roof runoff for potable purposes.
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Richard Field
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Richard Field, American environmental engineer. Achievements include principal contributions to technological development and state-of-the-art in combined sewer overflow and urban stormwater pollution control and management; development of the United States Environmental Protection Agency swirl combined sewer overflow regulator solid-liquid separator.
Education
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, City College of New York, 1962. Master of Civil Engineering, New York University, New York City, 1963. Diploma, Emenence, American Academy Water Resources Engineers.
Career
Chief interceptor maintenance and plant services section New York City Department Environmental Protection, 1964-1966. Special assistant environmental engineering Eastern and Northeastern divisions Naval Faculty Engineering Command, United States Navy Department, New York City, 1966-1970. Chief national wet-weather flow poll control program Office Research and Development United States Environmental Protection Agency, Edison, New Jersey, since 1970.
Over 300 presentations in urban storm-flow management and pollution abatement. Over 400 United States Environmental Protection Agency research reports.
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Innovative Urban Wet-Weather Flow Management Systems
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Innovative Urban Wet-Weather Flow Management Systems
Membership
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (urban water resources research council since 1977, state of the art of civil engineering award 1976, United States Environmental Protection Agency National award 1st place combined sewer overflow category 1992, scientific and technical achievement awards 1978, 94, New York Water Poll Control Association award 1992), American Academy Water Resource Engineers (eminent member), Water Environmental Federation (research commission on combined sewer overflow control 1991-1995), Water Environmental Research Foundation (wet-weather research advisory panel since 1995), Chi Epsilon.
Connections
Married Caryl Bernice Rakoff, June 1, 1963 (divorced June 1983). Children: Robyn Field, Stacie Lauro, Shawn Field. Married Joan Eileen Nickel, September 12, 1992.
Stepchildren: Heli, Robin, Heidi.
