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Cheshire

Project Team

Date: Summer 2018
UConn Students: Emma Saavedra, James Sheridan, Katherine Nee, and RosaLinda Sibilio
UConn CLEAR: Mike Dietz, David Dickson, Chester Arnold, and Amanda Ryan
Town of Cheshire: Dan Nole, Michael Caffrey

GSI Installation

Rain Garden

Project Location: Byam Road Firehouse (Cheshire Fire Department No.2)
Project Construction: A rain garden will be constructed to collect the stormwater runoff from the road and parking lot of the firehouse.

The Runoff Reduction Report

This report includes recommendations for green stormwater infrastructure practices at 9 sites in the town of Cheshire. Each site is displayed with an ArcGIS map of the recommended practice, detailed description of our recommendations, and an informational table. Each table shows an estimated drainage area, our recommended green infrastructure, annual gallons of runoff treated, nitrogen and phosphorus pollution reduction amounts, and the suggested size of each practice. These estimations were calculated based on the drainage area, annual rainfall estimates specific to Connecticut, and literature export values.

Photo Gallery

Cheshire Project Location

Site Design

Plans

Rain Garden at Cheshire Fire Department No.2

Project designs were created by the Rutgers University Water Resources Program.

GSI Summary Table

The following calculations display the potential pollutant-reducing benefits if the practices identified within the report were implemented:

 

Site Location GSI Suggestion Drainage Area (sq. ft.) Annual Gallons Treated Annual Nitrogen Reduction (lb. N/yr) Annual Phosphorous Reduction (lb. P/yr) Suggested Practice Size [6 in. depth] (sq. ft.)
1 Company 3 Fire Station Rain Garden 12,170 309,510 2.11 0.15 1,010
2 Darcey School Rain Garden 1,237 31,495 0.214 0.0152 206
3 Doolittle Elementary School Rain Garden 1 6,128 169,952 1.06 0.075 1,021
Rain Garden 2 1,098 29,197 0.190 0.013 183
Rain Garden 3 5,330 141,732 0.922 0.065 888
Rain Garden 4 4,764 126,681 0.834 0.058 794
Rain Barrel 1,072 28,506 0.185 0.013 N/A
4 Norton School Rain Garden 2,659 67,634 0.46 0.03 443
5 Cheshire Fire Station 3 Rain Garden 4,171 106,077 0.72 0.05 695
6 Bartlem Recreational Area Rain Garden 1,414 35,960 0.24 0.17 235
7 Cheshire Town Hall Rain Garden 944 24,015 0.163 0.012 157
8 Cheshire Public Schools Office Rain Garden 1,585 40,310 0.27 0.02 264
9 Highland School Rain Garden 16,315 414,923 2.82 0.20 2,719

Totals

Total IC Disconnected (sq. ft.) Annual Gallons Treated Annual Nitrogen Reduction (lb. N/yr) Annual Phosphorous Reduction (lb. P/yr)
Total 58,887 1,497,632 10.187 0.7208