Stormwater runoff carries pollutants from impervious surfaces and travels, untreated, to surface water bodies. The United States Environmental Protection Agency updated the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit in 2016, including more extensive public education and outreach requirements. The project goal was to spread public awareness and education by creating a 5th grade Watershed Curriculum for the Massachusetts towns of Shrewsbury and Holden that complies with both the Massachusetts Next Generation Science Standards and the new MS4 permit. We hope the Watershed Curriculum is a viable resource for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition and helps Massachusetts municipalities comply with these standards.

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Creator

• Hull, Michelle Evelyn
• Malafronte, Sam
• Sakowich, Connor
• Nassar, Victoria Ann

Subject

• Water
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-043018-093950

Keyword

• Curriculum planning
• Community development
• Water--Pollution

Advisor

• Dehner, Corey

Year

• 2018

Center

• Water Resource Outreach Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition (CMRSWC)
• Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)
• Reed, Kerry
• Briggs, Andrea

Date created

• 2018-04-30

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright