Stormwater runoff transports various pollutants from the land surface to groundwater and larger bodies of water. This contamination can negatively impact certain bodies of water along with their aquatic life. This project addressed the impacts of stormwater runoff on Salisbury Pond, a pond in Worcester located adjacent to the WPI campus. By sampling, testing, and analyzing the quality and determining flows and loads of local runoff for the areas surrounding Salisbury Pond, this project developed and recommended applicable stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) to minimize the local contributions to surface water pollution in Salisbury Pond.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Gay, Fernand
• McCudden, Meghan
• Emery, Morgan
• Hudson, Edie
• Desjardins, Jeffrey

Subject

• Water
• Project-Based Learning
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 64881
• E-project-042822-023252

Keyword

• Best Management Practices
• Stormwater

Advisor

• Mathisen, Paul P.

Year

• 2022

Sponsor

• Nitsch Engineering

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not Specified

Date created

• 2022-04-28

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright