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  • WROC Co-Director: Corey Denenberg Dehner
  • WROC Co-Director: Paul Mathisen
  • WROC Partners
• D23 – Development of Bylaws to Mitigate the Impacts of PFAS on Private Water Wells (DEP)
• D23 – Increasing Awareness of Careers Related to Green Infrastructure (CMRSWC)
• D23 – Mitigating Impacts of Warehouses on Watersheds (NRWA)
• D23 – Prioritizing Culvert Replacement for Stream and Watershed Protection (Blackstone Collaborative)
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• Projects
  • How to Sponsor a Team
  • Projects by Sponsor
  • Projects by Term
    • Spring 2018: Stormwater Projects
      • CMRSWC and MassDEP: Public Awareness Through Youth Watershed Education
        • Final Report/Videos
        • Watershed Curriculum and Supplementary Materials
      • Office of Sustainability: Campus RainWorks Challenge 2018
        • Office of Sustainability: Final Report and Video
      • Statewide Stormwater Materials Repository
        • Repository Final Report
        • Repository Project Sponsors
        • Repository Related Video
      • Stormwater Runoff Education and Environmental Stewardship in Fitchburg
        • Final Report and Video
    • Spring 2019: Projects
      • D19 – Collaborative Options to Improve Drinking Water Quality in Boxborough, MA
      • D19 – Evaluation of Think Blue Massachusetts’s Social Marketing Campaign
      • D19 – Managing Harmful Algae Blooms in Worcester
      • D19 – Stormwater Curricula for Central Massachusetts 5th Graders
    • Spring 2020: WROC Projects
      • D20 – Managing Costs to Meet Stormwater Permit Requirements (MADEP and CMRSWC)
        • WROC Managing Costs to Meet Stormwater Permit Requirements Executive Summary
        • WROC Managing Costs to Meet Stormwater Permit Requirements Project Report
        • WROC Managing Costs to Meet Stormwater Permit Requirements Video Report and Brochure
      • D20 – Promoting STEM Education on Watersheds and Stormwater in Massachusetts (MADEP & CMRSWC)
        • WROC Promoting STEM Education on Watersheds and Stormwater in Massachusetts Project Report
        • WROC Promoting STEM Education on Watersheds and Stormwater in Massachusetts Executive Summary
        • WROC Promoting STEM Education on Watersheds and Stormwater in Massachusetts Video Report
      • D20 – Protecting the Public from Harmful Algal Blooms (with City of Worcester)
      • WPI Offices of Facilities and Sustainability’ Reducing Water Consumption at WPI
        • WROC WPI Water Management Executive Summary
        • WROC WPI Water Management Report Video
    • Spring 2021: WROC Projects
      • D21 – Integrating GIS Data Between Communities and State Agencies
        • Executive Summary
        • Guidance Document & Video
        • Project Report
      • D21 – Managing Stormwater Costs to Meet NPDES Requirements
    • Spring 2022: Projects
      • D22 – Assessing Stormwater Pollution Reduction Credits
      • D22 – Increasing Awareness of Water Treatment Careers
      • D22 – Low-Impact Development/Green Infrastructure in Massachusetts Communities
    • Spring 2023
    • Spring 2024 – Increasing Public Awareness About PFAS (WPI/MassDEP)
  • Projects by Theme
• Projects – 2021
• Stormwater
  • Stormwater Projects
    • CMRSWC & MassDEP : Stormwater Management Educational Materials for Central Massachusetts Municipalities
      • Executive Summary
      • Final Report/Video
  • Stormwater Resources
• Water Supply
  • Drinking Water Projects
    • Drinking Water Contamination in Charlton: Education and Solutions
      • Drinking Water Contamination in Charlton: Education and Solutions Executive Summary
        • Drinking Water Contamination in Charlton: Education and Solutions Final Report and Project Video
    • Leicester, Massachusetts & MassDEP: Leicester Water District Analysis
      • Leicester Water District Analysis Executive Summary
      • Leicester, Massachusetts, MassDEP: Leicester Water District Analysis Final Report and Project Video
    • Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection & Town of Leicester: Water Management In Leicester
      • MassDEP & Town of Leicester: Water Management In Leicester Executive Summary
      • MassDEP & Town of Leicester: Water Management In Leicester Final Report and Project Video
  • Drinking Water Resources
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• WROC HABs – Video & Brochure
• WROC HABs Team – Executive Summary
• WROC HABs Team – Final Report

 

 

 

 

Projects

WROC Projects (See Menu to the left for listings)

Overview 

The Massachusetts Water Resource Outreach Center (WROC) operates one term per academic year, from mid-March through late April. During the “project term” the WROC students complete 4-6 projects on stormwater management or drinking water supply related issues.

Students completing their Interactive Qualifying Project (a.k.a. community engagement project) at the Massachusetts Water Resources Outreach Center begin researching their project in the term immediately preceding their project experience.  This translates to students working on these projects for 14 weeks.

These student project teams, share their work with their sponsors, advisors and community members through manuals, published reports, visual media sources and presentations at the conclusion of their project term.

Please check out the specific project pages for additional information on project challenges and accomplishments.