ENRTF ID: 106-B

Project Title: Maintaining Pollutant Removal in Stormwater Ponds

Category: B. Water Resources

Summary: This study will develop a simple statistical tool to relate the filling filling rate of stormwater ponds to their watershed characteristics, enabling more efficient pond maintenance.

Total Project Budget: $ 306,683
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs)

Name: Lawrence Baker
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN
Job Title: Research Professor
Department: Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
Address: 1390 Eckles Ave., Bioag Engineering Bldg, room 219, Dept. Bioproducts and Biosystems Enginer
St. Paul MN 55108
Telephone Number: (763) 370-1796
Email baker127@umn.edu
Web Address http://larrybakerlab.cfans.umn.edu

Location Statewide

Alternate Text for Visual: 1st box: photo of sediment coring; 2nd: map of land cover characteristics; 3rd: graph showing hypothetical relationship between pond life and watershed characteristics