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Stormwater Treatment Systems: Are they Effective in Reducing Nutrients to Coastal Waters?

Principal Investigator

Diane Murphy, Woods Hole Sea Grant/Cape Cod Cooperative Extension

Co-Principal Investigators

Abigail Archer, Woods Hole Sea Grant/Cape Cod Cooperative Extension

Heidi Clark, PhD, contractor

Josh Reitsma, Woods Hole Sea Grant/Cape Cod Cooperative Extension

Summary

The project objectives are to measure nitrogen and fecal coliform content in the inflow and outflow of two stormwater rain gardens and one catch basin type system in the towns of Dennis and Mashpee, and to communicate these results to stormwater managers in the 15 towns of Barnstable County onCape Cod.

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Project Information

Started: October 2015
Completed:
Funded under: EPA Healthy Communities Grant Program

Relevant Links

Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Marine Programs