2014-2015: In collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, this student team completed a dam rehabilitation design for the Tyler Dam in Marlborough, MA to prevent erosion of the earthen portion during overtopping flows. Tyler Dam requires rehabilitation so that…
Design of an Affordable Silage Leachate Treatment System
2013-2014: In collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), this student team developed an affordable, scalable treatment system for sileage leachate to be used on small dairy farms, continuing work from a 2011-2012 Design Clinic team. Silage leachate is the…
Restoration Design for Barros Bog in Bourne, MA
2012-2013: In collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), this student team developed a plan to restore the abandoned Barros Cranberry Bog in Bourne, MA to its historic salt marsh hydrology. A primary motivation for this project was to…
Design of a Treatment System for Silage Leachate
2011-2012: In collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, this student team developed a treatment system for silage leachate for a small dairy farm in Massachusetts. Silage is a high-moisture forage material preserved through fermentation and often used as food…
Design of a Stormwater Runoff Treatment System and Development of a Stormwater Treatment Guide
2010-2011: In collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), this student team focused on stormwater remediation in Cape Cod, Massachusetts as part of the Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project. Stormwater runoff is a significant source of pollution for…
Design of a Solar-Powered Microirrigation System and Development of Design Tools for Solar-Powered Irrigation
2009-2010: In collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, this student team designed a stand-alone solar-powered microirrigation system for a two-acre farm in Westport, MA and also developed a solar-array sizing design tool to assist with the design of similar…
Design of Alternatives to Treat Dairy Milkhouse Washwater
2008-2009: In collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, this student team developed designs for treating milkhouse washwater at two small dairy farms in Colrain, MA. Milkhouse washwater is generated as part of the normal cleaning of milking parlors, milk…
Roaring Brook Stream Restoration, Whately, MA
2007-2008: In collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, this student team developed a design to stabilize a reach of the Roaring Brook Stream in Whately, MA and restore the stream channel equilibrium to protect a house and barn on an…
Culvert Design for the Restoration of the Weir Creek Salt Marsh in Dennis, MA
2006-2007: In collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), this student team designed a new culvert for the Weir Creek Salt Marsh in Dennis MA to increase tidal flow into the marsh without flooding any of the surrounding homes. …
Design of a Fishway for the War Memorial Park Dam in West Bridgewater, MA
2005-2006: In collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), this student team designed a fishway to restore access to spawning and rearing habitat for anadromous fish on the Town River in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Many anadromous fish spawning runs…