Stormwater BMP Technology Demonstration Workshops

Workshop registration is now open!

The UNH Stormwater Center will be demonstrating stormwater technologies at its unique facility.

What will the workshops cover?
The performance, cost, suitability, operations, and maintenance issues associated with different stormwater management unit processes.

What is the learning format?
Field facility tour followed by a working lunch. Notes will be provided.

Who should attend?
Elected officials, appointed officials, town administrators, engineers, land planners, landscape architects, natural resource managers.

When are the workshops?

Where are the workshops?
The workshops begin and end at the Center's field facility. There are NO BATHROOMS at this field facility. After a two-hour field visit the attendees will move by bus to a classroom for lunch and discussions.

What is the Workshop Schedule?

9:00-11:30	Site Tour meeting at facility located at the West Edge Parking Lot
11:40	Bus to Gregg Hall
11:45-1:15	Working Lunch
1:45	Bus back to West Edge

Registration and Enrollment:
Online registration is now available at http://www.erg.unh.edu/cstevreg/register.asp.

The registration fee is $50 for the workshop and should be made payable to UNH and mailed to:

UNH Stormwater Center Workshops
35 Colovos Road
Gregg Hall, Room 214
Durham, NH 03824

The New Hampshire Estuaries Project will cover fees for Planning Board and Conservation Commission Members for the 42 Coastal Watershed communities. Materials and lunch will be provided. Enrollment in each workshop is limited to 35 people. Attendees will be accommodated on a "first-come, first-served" basis. If you have any questions, please contact Maddy Wasiewski by email at Maddy.Wasiewski@unh.edu. Registration cancellations must be received at least 24 hours in advance.


Workshop Overview
The UNH Stormwater Center research addresses the concerns that while many conventional stormwater treatments effectively reduce peak flows, they commonly do not improve many water quality constituents (sediment, nutrients, metals, hydrocarbons, and/or microorganisms). Many stormwater plans and actions involve some structural measure to remedy the environmental impact of stormwater. Numerous institutions and vendors have developed designs to achieve desirable water quality and storm volume reduction. Although many of these devices are invented or developed on a sound theoretical foundation, few undergo the rigors of independent scientific testing.

In August of 2004, the Center's field research facility came online. This field research facility serves as both a site for testing stormwater treatment processes as well as for technology demonstrations. The testing results and technology demonstrations are meant to assist in the planning, design, and implementation of stormwater management strategies.

The research facility houses three categories of stormwater treatment processes: conventional structural devices, Low Impact Development (LID) designs, and manufactured devices. Specifically there are 13 technologies: manufactured devices (infiltration device, filtration device, manhole retrofits, etc), a sand filter, a bioretention system, a gravel wetland, porous asphalt, a tree filter, a detention pond, and a swale. In addition to this main field facility, the Center researchers will be studying measures to treat and/or minimize stormwater at the source, for example street vacuuming and snow dumps.

When you first visit the research facility, it is remarkable to note how the footprint of the different treatment processes varies, even though all are sized to treat the same water volume and the same peak flow. This reflects the unique applications of the various devices. Not all devices perform the same with respect to removing contaminants and reducing peak flow. Some devices are more appropriate for urban environments in which limited space exists for treatment, while other devices may be more appropriate for situations in which more land is available.

The Center's program is a collaborative effort with participation from federal, state, and municipal agencies along with industry and academia. The Center is funded through CICEET whose mission is to supports the scientific development of innovative technologies for understanding and reversing the impacts of coastal and estuarine contamination and degradation.

For more information, please contact us:

Robert M. Roseen, Ph.D. Director, UNH Stormwater Center Environmental Research Group University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824 603-862-4024 (tel) 603-862-3957 (fax) robert.roseen@unh.edu

Dr. Thomas Ballestero Principal Investigator, UNH Stormwater Center Environmental Research Group University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03924-3534 603-862-1405 (tel) 603-862-3957 (fax) tom.ballestero@unh.edu

The UNH Stormwater Center is housed within the Environmental Research Group (ERG) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) in Durham, New Hampshire. Funding for the Center program has been provided by the Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Directions to the UNH Stormwater Center Facility and to Gregg Hall at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire

The UNH campus map may be found at http://www.unh.edu/transportation/visitor/map.pdf. The field facility at the West Edge Parking lot is the gray-colored lot on the upper left hand corner of the map.

From I-95
Once in New Hampshire on I-95, take Exit 5 (Rt-16/US-4/Portsmouth(US-1 BYP)) towards Newington. You will now be on the Spaulding Turnpike heading North. Drive approximately 5 miles to Exit 6 West (Route 4 West/Durham/UNH). It's the last exit before a toll and you will see the toll booth as you take the exit. Follow Route 4 West approximately 4 miles past the UNH/Durham Route 108 exit and through one traffic light. About 1/2 mile after the light, take the Route 155A Exit (UNH/Durham). At the end of the exit ramp turn left (going east) towards Durham on Route 155A. You will see a large red barn complex to your left and athletic fields ahead of you.

Go to the additional sections below for the Stormwater Center Facility or Gregg Hall directions.

From Rt 4 to the Stormwater Center Facility
Follow 155A for approximately ¼ mile past the first group of buildings (e.g. NH Fish & Game) and Leavitt Lane. Take an immediate right at the UNH sign for Printing & Marking/ West Edge Parking onto an unnamed road. Continue up the hill to the stop sign, and continue straight until you reach the farthest edge of the parking area. Take a right and continue until you reach the northwest corner of the West Edge Lot. There is a small parking area on the left that extends out from this corner. Immediately beyond this is the CSTEV facility. Site deliveries should be made here in coordination with the site supervisor.

From the Center of Campus to the Stormwater Center Facility
Follow Main Street out from the center of Campus approximately 1 mile past the horse barns (on your right), Rt 155A and the USFS building on your left. Take a left at the UNH sign for Printing & Marketing/ West Edge Parking onto West Edge Road. Continue up the hill to the stop sign, and continue straight until you reach the farthest edge of the parking area. In front of you is a sign pointing to the right for the facility. Take a right and continue until you reach the northwest corner of the West Edge Lot. There is a small parking area on the left that extends out from this corner. The sign for the Stormwater Center can be seen on the edge of the lot. Immediately beyond this is the Stormwater Center facility.

To Gregg Hall
From Rt 4 heading East, follow 155A (Main Street) through a short stretch of fields towards campus. As you come into the main campus, you will come to a traffic light. Turn Right onto College Ave. You will pass Taylor Hall and the fire station on your right (approx. ½ mile).  Turn Right onto South Dr. (you should see the new tunnel/bridge in front of you and Gregg Hall is the large brick building directly beyond. Beyond the tunnel, at the 4-way intersection, turn right onto Waterworks Rd. or continue straight if you will be parking in the ORPC reserved parking. (NOTE: ORPC parking is to be used with prior permission only.) Travel a couple hundred feet and take your first left into Gregg Hall parking lot. Gregg Hall is straight ahead (large red brick building with slate roof).  You can't miss it.  Park in the parking lot and enter through the main north doors.

Ship to address
Stormwater Center Facility, West Edge Lot, NW corner Durham, NH 03824, 603-767-7091