Lake Waushakum in Framingham Massachusetts is polluted by various contaminants, including phosphorus, and fecal coliform bacteria. The goal of this project was to determine different stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs), which help the city to reduce the amount of pollutants entering the lake from Anna Murphy Park, a local park adjacent to Lake Waushakum. Feasible BMPs were analyzed through literature review, wet weather sampling, laboratory testing, schematic design development, map analysis through ArcGIS, hydraulic analysis through HydroCAD, and a decision matrix table.

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Creator

• Rios, Evan
• Strzegowski, Caitlin
• Sander, Kali
• Brochu, Adele

Subject

• Environment
• Water
• Health
• Sustainability
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-021423-131928
• 88916

Keyword

• Lake Washakum
• pollution
• Best Management Practice
• BMP
• Stormwater

Advisor

• Mathisen, Paul P.
• LePage, Suzanne

Year

• 2023

Sponsor

• Alison Eliot of The City of Framingham

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Date created

• 2023-02-14

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Environmental Engineering

Source

• E-project-021423-131928

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-06-07