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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.
2019-2020
- Biofiltration media optimization Andrew Erickson, UMN St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
- Detecting phosphorus release from stormwater ponds to guide management and design John Gulliver, UMN St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
- Developing a street sweeping credit for stormwater phosphorus source reduction Sarah Hobbie, UMN Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
- Draft stormwater geospatial data standard: pilot and proof-of-concept Geoffrey Maas, Metropolitan Council
- Effectiveness of sump manholes for pretreatment particulate removal John Chapman, UMN Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
- Identifying sources of contaminants in urban stormwater and evaluation of their removal efficacy across a continuum of urban best management practices Heiko Schoenfuss, St. Cloud State University
- 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.
- 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 Education and Training
Initiatives, Opportunities and Events (Select for information on the 2020 Stormwater Research RFP)
Initiatives, Opportunities and Events (Select for information on the 2020 Stormwater Research RFP)
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.
