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Vernon

Project Team

Date: Fall 2022
UConn Students: Alex Nosel, Jordan Barros
UConn CLEAR: David Dickson, Michael Dietz, Chester Arnold, Alec Janis

The Runoff Reduction Report

This report includes recommendations for green stormwater infrastructure practices at 5 sites in the town of Vernon. 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 Center Road Elementary School Bioretention Area 1 4,704 123,884 1.29 0.16 784
Bioretention Area 2 8,276 163,457 1.70 0.22 653
2 Tolland Judicial Dist. Superior Court Bioretention Area 5,358 141,090 1.47 0.19 958
3 Vernon Senior Center Rain Garden 1 1,220 32,118 0.33 0.04 218
Rain Garden 2 1,089 28,677 0.30 0.04 174
Rain Garden 3 1,089 28,677 0.30 0.04 305
4 Vernon Fire Dept. Station 341 Rain Garden 2,134 56,206 0.58 0.07 436
5 Northeast School Bioretention Area 8,146 214,502 2.23 0.28 1,437

Totals

Total IC Disconnected (sq. ft.) Annual Gallons Treated Annual Nitrogen Reduction (lb. N/yr) Annual Phosphorous Reduction (lb. P/yr)
Total 32,016 574,109 8.2 1.04