The EPA governs a federal mandate known as the NPDES permit which was established to reduce nonpoint source pollution of stormwater. Our IQP team collaborated with a local stormwater coalition, the CMRSWC, to help towns better prepare for their future stormwater management. By examining budgetary information of three Massachusetts towns, our team was able to derive issues causing towns in the CMRSWC to struggle with NPDES permit compliance. From these findings, our team formed recommendations to help the CMRSWC optimize stormwater management.

• 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

• Considine, Charles P.
• Hicks, Kaelyn
• Fagerholm, Peter C.
• Brady, Benjamin M.

Subject

• Water
• Community
• Sustainability
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-051221-113109
• 23976

Keyword

• MS4
• NPDES permit
• Funding
• Stormwater
• Infastructure
• Budget

Advisor

• Mathisen, Paul P.

Year

• 2021

Center

• Water Resource Outreach Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Date created

• 2021-05-12

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright