............................
> Future Students
> Current Students
> Alumni & Donors
........................
> Home
> Directory
> News & Events
> Pictorial Tour
> Directions
........................
>Biosystems Engineering
>Technology Systems Management
>Electrical Technology
......
> Research
> Scholarships
> Extension & Outreach
........................
Michigan State University
215 Farrall Hall
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: 517-355-4720
Fax: 517-432-2892
MSU | Contact Us | Site
Design Team (left to right): Paul Szlaga,
Meghan Shea-Keenan, Tracy Kerchkof, Shane BennettMSU Stormwater Bioretension Facilty: Michigan State University (MSU), as a regulated Phase II community under the federal Clean Water Act, is proactively implementing low impact development (LID) techniques to improve the stormwater quality flowing into the Red Cedar River. The MSU campus provides an ideal educational setting to demonstrate LID techniques and increase public awareness of stormwater runoff management alternatives. Automated sampling equipment is being installed to collect stormwater before and after it filters through the bioretention basin, providing the data needed to document and evaluate water quality improvements.
The team developed engineered design plans and specifications for a bioretention basin to be constructed south of the Red Cedar River between Shaw Hall and Farm Lane. Stormwater runoff from the contributing drainage area that consists of roads, parking lots, and vegetated landscape, is redirected to the bioretention basin. Both mechanical and biological processes remove pollutants including deicing salts, heavy metals, oil and gas residues, and sediment that currently discharge directly into the Red Cedar River. The diverted stormwater runoff filters through the bioretention basin’s amended soil and discharges into an underdrain system that is connected to an existing stormwater drain (sewer) prior to discharging into the Red Cedar River.
The facility is designed to retain a 10-year, 24-hour storm and to effectively treat the first half inch of runoff, which carries the highest pollutant load. An overflow structure provides an outlet for storms that exceed of the design capacity.Industry Advisors: Larry Protasiewicz, Vern Moore and Pat Craig. Spicer Group, Inc., St. Johns, MI.
Ruth Kline-Robach and Deb Kinney, MSU Stormwater Committee, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.This article was written for publication in the Senior Design Showcase Program, April 17, 2007. Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Newsletter, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Archives:
Food Engineering | Ecosystems Engineering
