Improving Urban Resilience: Evaluating Stormwater Retrofit Potential in Greenville, NC
This project is titled “Evaluating stormwater retrofit potential to reduce flood impacts and improve water quality in Urban Coastal Plain Communities,” and is a collaboration with the City of Greenville and the Center for Watershed Protection.
Dr. Iverson (left) and Camryn (right) assessing a DDB.
The goal of this project is to locate and assess stormwater control measures such as dry detention basins across the City of Greenville. This project will provide needed information about stormwater utilities to the City of Greenville and represents the initial steps that will allow for water quality improvement and flood impact reductions, particularly in underserved communities of Greenville.
Assessing a DDB.
The ECU WaterCorps will offer assistance with identifying and assessing these stormwater control measures. In addition, ECU WaterCorps has been tasked with the deployment and maintenance of sensor installments at several stormwater control basins. This project will consist of weekly field events beginning in June 2023 and ending in August 2023. Students that work on this project will gain experience identifying stormwater management infrastructure and functionality and assist the City of Greenville with understanding about sites that may present risks to water quality and flooding.
Client: Dr. Michael O’Driscoll
Project Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mike O’Driscoll
Project Owner: Camryn Landreth
Key Team Members: Camryn Landreth
Necessary Skills: Water Sampling, Sensor Maintenance, Sensor Calibration, Sensor Data Downloads.
Are you interested in working with ECU WaterCorps?
If you are interested in working with ECU WaterCorps, please fill out the attached form and send it to water@ecu.edu. ECU WaterCorps will then review the project request and determine if we have the capability and staffing to assist with the proposed project. We encourage potential clients to directly contact us at water@ecu.edu prior to submitting the form to help with scoping the project.
Click here to download the ECU WaterCorps Client Application Form!
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