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The first-flush characterization study was founded by the Caltrans Division of Environmental Analysis under an interagency agreement, contract 43A0073, between the University of California and Caltrans. We gratefully acknowledge the continuous support of technical and management staff of the DEA. We are thankful to our graduate students and research staff for their valuable contributions, especially Dr. Sim-Lin Lau, Lee-Hyung Kim, Sunny Li, Joohyon Kang, Simon Ha, Sabbir Khan, Haejin Lee, Mike Ma, and Dr. Peter Green. Special thanks to Mr. Ali Abrishamchi, who reproduced the colorful drawing for all figures (except Figures 7 and 16) used in this article.

Mention of the names of equipment, products, or supplies in this article shall not be construed as an endorsement. Opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Caltrans or the Regents of the University of California.

The final first-flush characterization report is currently available at the following Caltrans Web site: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/env/stormwater/special/newsetup/index.htm.

For detail information on first-flush characterization and related study, the interested readers may refer to the following publications.