Urbanization increases impervious area, which alters hydrologic and ecological dynamics and contributes to increased rates of pollutant accumulation and transportation to freshwater systems through stormwater runoff. A collaborative study between the BWSC, Kleinfelder, and Northeastern University is conducting a high-resolution stormwater sampling to understand the variability in pollutant export from different urban landscapes from September 2020-March 2022.The high temporal-resolution monitoring (weekly in dry weather, 15-45min resolution in wet weather) will focus on the patterns of nutrient and metals discharge within wet weather events (i.
A collaborative study between the City of Cambridge Department of Public Works, Stantec, and Northeastern University is conducting stormwater sampling to understand the variability in phosphorus export from different urban landscapes. The goal of the project is to develop an optimized diversion and treatment strategy that will help to meet the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) allocations of a dense urban watershed like Cambridge, MA.