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Guilford

Project Team

Date: Summer 2021
UConn Students: Ben Zaccara, Fiona Casey, Rachael Ruggiero
UConn CLEAR: David Dickson, Michael Dietz, Chet Arnold and Josh Snarski

The Runoff Reduction Report

This report includes recommendations for green stormwater infrastructure practices at 5 sites in the town of Guilford. 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.

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 E.C. Adams Middle School Rain Garden 1 4,704 123,854 1.28 0.16 580
Rain Garden 2 15,899 418,614 4.35 0.55 1,319
2 A.W. Cox Elementary Rain Garden 8,494 223,617 2.31 0.29 911
3 Guilford Town Clerk PICP's 1,830 54,761 0.50 0.06 1,394
4 Guilford Lakes Elementary Rain Garden 1 7,231 76,866 0.80 0.10 686
Rain Garden 2 5,666 181,330 1.88 0.24 1,148
5 Bittner Park Rain Garden 17,119 450,797 4.68 0.59 2,842

Totals

Total IC Disconnected (sq. ft.) Annual Gallons Treated Annual Nitrogen Reduction (lb. N/yr) Annual Phosphorous Reduction (lb. P/yr)
Total 60,943 1,529,836 15.72 1.99

Site Design

Plans

Rain Garden at Bittner Park

Project designs were created by the University of Connecticut.