Reducing Nonpoint Pollution from Stormwater Runoff: The UD WATER Project UD West Campus II
| Author(s) | Tom Sims | |
| Author(s) | Samantha Loprinzo | |
| Date Accessioned | 2024-10-02T19:09:09Z | |
| Date Available | 2024-10-02T19:09:09Z | |
| Publication Date | 2009 | |
| Abstract | The University of Delaware’s WATER (Watershed Action Team for Ecological Restoration) Team is undertaking a project to develop a watershed management plan for the Cool Run Tributary of the White Clay Creek. The proposed plan will be used to improve the quality and reduce the quantity of storm water runoff entering the creek. Six undergraduate interns worked together with a team of faculty and professionals to develop this plan using the “A through I” watershed management approach of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The watershed of Cool Run tributary of the White Clay Creek (a wild and scenic river) is located on the UD campus. Divided into six sections, the watershed contains urban areas, above the railroad tracks, and agricultural areas, below the railroad tracks. The lower west fork (CW2), and the focal point of this study, contains the majority of the UD farm. This area is of particular interest since it is mainly used for the teaching, research, and extension programs of the UD College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) yet feels the effects of urban storm water runoff. At its northern edge the creek receives runoff from the main campus which has urban land use and large areas of impervious surfaces while at its southern end the creek predominantly drains the College of Agriculture’s dairy farms and forested areas. Focusing on this section of the watershed, the goal of this project was to minimize nonpoint source pollution from the cropland and farmsteads, as well as develop new best management practices to protect and improve water quality on the UD Newark farm. | |
| URL | https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/35153 | |
| Language | en_US | |
| Part of Series | IPA | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| Title | Reducing Nonpoint Pollution from Stormwater Runoff: The UD WATER Project UD West Campus II | |
| Type | Other |