Recent Publications

News & Announcements

  • Berry Brook Restoration Project-Urban Watershed Renewal

    Urban Watershed Renewal will be accomplished through water quality and stream restoration improvements in the Berry Brook Watershed from 2011-2013.

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  • NH Stormwater Commission Report Summary

    This document summarizes the major points from the HB1295 Stormwater Study Commission November 2010 Final Report. The Summary is an overview intended for the legislature and other public officials. Full commission report can be found at http://www.nh.gov/oep/legislation/2008/hb1295/index.htm 

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  • Seattle storm drains emptying into Puget Sound

    Video shows the ugliness below the beauty of Puget Sound in Seattle. Scuba diver Laura James took her camera down off Harbor Avenue SW to document the stunning stream of storm sediment now rushing into the Sound.

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Recent Projects

Restoring Water Quality in the Willow Brook Watershed Through LID Retrofits

By Robert Roseen1, PhD, PE, D.WRE, James Houle1, CPSWQ, Robert Dowling1, Melodie Esterberg2,... More »

Forging the Link: Linking the Economic Benefits of Low Impact Development and Community Decisions

This project documents, through a series of case studies, the advantages of Low Impact... More »

2011 Road Management Plan for Brackett and Pond Roads, Wakefield, NH

The purpose of the Road Management Plan is to address the declining water quality of Lovell Lake... More »

 

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Greenland Meadows commerical shopping center using porous asphalt and gravel wetlands, Greenland, NH, installed Summer 2008.


Bioretention median strip retrofit at West Edge parking lot at the University of New Hampshire, installed Summer 2008.


School Street School students help install a raingarden, Rochester, NH, Fall 2010


Municipal bioretention installed August 2010 at Pettee Brook Lane in Durham, NH, a collaboration of the USEPA, Town of Durham, and the UNHSC. This bioretention has been optimized for phosphorous and nitrogen removal.