Pursuant to the MS4 permit, communities must reduce phosphorus from stormwater runoff by a prescribed amount. This process can be challenging. In collaboration with the Charles River Watershed Association, we conducted interviews, site visits and distributed a survey to understand the challenges communities face in assessing phosphorus reduction. Using this data, we developed recommendations to help communities in the Charles River Watershed streamline the process of receiving phosphorus reduction credit for existing structural BMPs. Our final recommendations took the form of a 6 page information booklet, which highlighted different approaches that can help communities be successful in phosphorus reduction.

• 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

• Wu, Evan
• Searth, Aaron
• Sousa, Maeve

Subject

• Health
• Environment
• Computing
• Infrastructure
• Innovation
• Water
• Project-Based Learning
• Sustainability
• Learning
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050322-195748
• 67966

Keyword

• Best Management Practices (BMPs)
• Phosphorus Reduction Calculations
• Pollution Reduction Credit
• Structural BMPs
• Stormwater Runoff
• MS4 Permit

Advisor

• Dehner, Corey

Year

• 2022

Center

• Water Resource Outreach Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Charles River Watershed Associations

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13 - Climate Action

Date created

• 2022-05-03

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved