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Current Stormwater Research Projects
Current Stormwater Research Projects
These are the current stormwater research projects funded and administered through the Water Resources Center using a variety of funding sources. Select a specific project for more information.
2020-2022
- Biofiltration Media Optimization – Phase II: Multi-Year Performance, Impacts of Road Salt, and Optimized Organic Ratio Andrew Erickson, UMN St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
- Evaluation of Microbial and Chemical Contaminant Removals in Different Stormwater Reuse Systems Satoshi Ishii, UMN Soil, Water, and Climate
- Equipping Municipalities with Climate Change Data to Inform Stormwater Management Christina Locke, UMN Humphrey School of Public Affairs
- Pollutant Removal and Maintenance Assessment of Underground Filtration Systems Todd Shoemaker, Wenck Associates
- Field Evaluation of Stormwater Best Management Practices to Characterize the Comprehensive Contaminant Removal Performance of Biochar-Augmented Filter Media Joe Magner, UMN Department of Bioproducts and Bioengineering
- Monitoring Methods for Prioritization and Assessment of Stormwater Practices Bruce Wilson, UMN Department of Bioproducts and Bioengineering
- Understanding Solids Loading in Minnesota Stormwater John Chapman, UMN Department of Bioproducts and Bioengineering
- Leveraging Minnesota's Stormwater Data for Improved Modeling and Management of Water Quality in Cities Jaques Finlay, UMN Dept. of Ecology
2019-2020
- Inspiring community action for stormwater management Mae Davenport, UMN Forest Resources
- Pond treatment with spent lime to control phosphorus release from sediments Greg Wilson, Barr Engineering
- Temporal dynamics of pathogens and antibiotic resistance in raw and treated stormwater Satoshi Ishii, UMN Soil, Water, and Climate
Completed Stormwater Research Projects
Completed Stormwater Research Projects
Completed stormwater research projects funded and administered through the Water Resources Center using a variety of funding sources. Select a specific project for more information.
- Identifying sources of contaminants in urban stormwater and evaluation of their removal efficacy across a continuum of urban best management practices (2021) Heiko Schoenfuss, St. Cloud State University
- Detecting phosphorus release from stormwater ponds to guide management and design (2021) John Gulliver, UMN St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
- Biofiltration media optimization (2020) Andrew Erickson, UMN St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
- Developing a street sweeping credit for stormwater phosphorus source reduction (2020) Sarah Hobbie, UMN Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
- Draft stormwater geospatial data standard: pilot and proof-of-concept (2020) Geoffrey Maas, Metropolitan Council
- Effectiveness of sump manholes for pretreatment particulate removal (2020) John Chapman, UMN Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
- Temporal dynamics of pathogens and antibiotic resistance in raw and treated stormwater (2020) Satoshi Ishii, UMN Soil, Water, and Climate - ongoing with project extension
- Determining which iron minerals in iron-enhanced sand filters remove phosphorus from stormwater runoff (2019) Beth Fisher, UMN Earth Sciences
- Capture of Gross Solids and Sediment by Pretreatment Practices for Bioretention (2018) Andrew Erickson, UMN St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
- Characterization of phosphorus Release from Ponds (2018) John Gulliver, UMN St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Stormwater Detention Ponds (2018)
- Stormwater Research Roadmap and Framework for Priority Needs for the Next Decade (2018) Lawrence Baker, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
- Assessment of Stormwater Best Management Practices James Anderson, Soil, Water, and Climate and John Gulliver, Civil Engineering
- Enhanced Degradation of Stormwater Petrochemicals within the Rhizosphere of Raingarden Bioretention Cells Paige Novak, Civil Engineering
For more research projects, visit the Minnesota Water Research Digital Library https://wrl.mnpals.net/
Stormwater Technology Transfer - Education and Training
Stormwater Technology Transfer - Education and Training
Minnesota Stormwater Seminar Series (2021 speakers, topics, and registration)
Erosion and stormwater management certification program
Stormwater practices and maintenance core course
Education for stormwater professionals and communities (under revision for 2021)
Minnesota Stormwater Research Council
Minnesota Stormwater Research Council
Minnesota Stormwater Research Council
The MSRC is an independent organization of stormwater professionals, practitioners, managers, engineers, researchers and others currently operating as an unincorporated association with the University of Minnesota Water Resources Center (WRC) as the fiscal agent.
