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Meehan, Patrick

Moquin, Ty

Weiland, Zachary

Zhang, Qindong

English

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Rain Garden
Image Source
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Rain Gardens in Worcester
Patrick Meehan (ME), Ty Moquin(AE & CS), 
Zachary Weiland (CHE), and Qindong Zhang (ME)
Advisors: 
Professor Elisabeth Stoddard & 
Professor Derren Rosbach 
PLA: Akshay Rao 
• Cause eutrophication and increase disease vectors 
Combined Sewage Overflow
• Leeched from impermeable surfaces (Pb, Zn, & Cu)
Heavy Metals
• Small quantity causes eutrophication
Phosphorus
• Large quantity needed for eutrophication
Nitrogen
Problem
Runoff  Pollution
Do-it-yourself  App
Plant Quantity Price $ Total $
Giant Hyssop 7 19.49 136.43
White Turtle-head 8 8.98 71.84
Joe Pye Weed 4 8.98 35.92
Switchgrass 5 12.98 64.90
309.09
This is for a 36 square foot rain garden with one 
plant for every 1.5 square feet. It would be able to 
absorb the runoff for approximately 108 square feet.
Data Collection 
& Analysis
Created by University of Connecticut to help people 
learn about rain gardens. The QR above will link 
iPhones to the App Store to download the app. 
Implementation
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Heavy Metals
CSOs
Expected Reduction of Pollutant 
Loads with Rain Gardens
Max Level Reduced Level
Interviews
Comparative Case 
Study Analysis
Function of a Raingarden
Potential Locations 
(Worcester)
References
Recommended rain garden sites 


Rain Gardens in Worcester

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