Pollution Mapping & Management Methods along the San Pedro River

Bressner, Grete B.; Garay, Nicole M.; Ballard, Braden T.; Nicolas, Claire A.

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Pollution Mapping & Management Methods along the San Pedro River

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Water Pollution is a problem throughout the world that needs addressing to preserve healthy habitats. Environmentalist groups worldwide have developed methods of cleaning certain polluted waterways, and each clean-up process requires a site-specific foundation to build off. For the San Pedro River, the clean-up process foundation was built by creating a map highlighting all the potential contamination sources. A collection of management methods supplements the map and shows the possible route to explore when treating confirmed pollutant sites. Through these methods, we found that there are four primary potential pollutant sources: industrial, agricultural/rural, residential, and commercial pollutants. Research also showed a large scale of nonpoint pollutant sources that can be carried into the San Pedro River by tributaries and stormwater runoff. With a collection of management methods, these identified potential pollutants can be treated. This offers an in-depth analysis of what each method combats, recommended use, potential issues, cost analysis, maintenance, and upkeep, what is needed, and how a method takes to affect the water.

This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

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