• Contact Us
  • WROC Co-Director: Corey Denenberg Dehner
  • WROC Co-Director: Paul Mathisen
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• 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 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)
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• Projects – 2021
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    • 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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Drinking Water Projects

Recent Projects:

Drinking Water Contamination in Charlton: Education and Solutions (Spring 2017)

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection & Town of Leicester, Massachusetts: Water Management In Leicester (Spring 2016)

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection & Town of Leicester, Massachusetts: Water Management In Leicester (Fall 2015)

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection: Developing a Framework for Assessing Impacts of Road Salt on Public Water Systems in Massachusetts (Fall 2015)

Related Projects:

Prior to the establishment of the Massachusetts Water Resource Outreach Center, students at WPI completed a number of drinking water projects through the Boston Project Center and the Worcester Community Project Center. Below you will find links to a sampling of past projects.

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection: Managing Cyanobacteria in Water Supplies (Fall 2014)