10.4122/1.1000001422 Lee, J. G. Heaney, J. P. Rapp, D. N. Pack, C. A. Life cycle optimization for highway BMPs DTU Library, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) 2005 Highway BMPs stormwater modeling design optimization BMP evaluation University of Colorado, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences en Conference full text 10.4122/1.1000001421 application/pdf 1 Highway runoff can cause a number of water quantity and quality problems. Stormwater management systems for highways have been developed based on a fast drainage for large storm situations. Nonpoint source pollution from highway runoff is a growing water quality concern. Stormwater quality control needs to be integrated into highway drainage design and operation to reduce the stormwater impacts on the receiving water. A continuous simulation/optimization model for analyzing integrated highway BMPs is presented. This model can evaluate the life cycle performance of infiltration and/or storage oriented highway BMPs. It can be directly integrated with spreadsheet optimization tools to find the least cost options for implementing BMPs throughout a specified life cycle.