Lick Creek Watershed Restoration via Implementation of Onsite Wastewater System Best Management Practices
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The principal investigators have extensive education, training and experience related to water quality monitoring, best management practice design and implementation, water quality analysis, data interpretation and synthesis, environmental modeling, report and scientific manuscript development. The project team includes faculty with expertise in soils and onsite wastewater treatment (Dr. Humphrey and Dr. Pradhan), groundwater and surface water hydrology (Dr. O?Driscoll), environmental engineering and water quality (Dr. Bean), engineering and watershed model development (Dr. Jha), waste management and microbiology (Dr. Kelley), statistical analysis and qPCR work (Dr. Richards). Condensed, 2-page curriculum vitae are attached. Project investigators have worked on past 319 grant funded projects. Dr. Humphrey and Dr. O?Driscoll completed the project entitled ?On-site Wastewater and Centralized Sewer System Nutrient Loadings to Surface Waters in Pitt County, NC? in June of 2013. Dr. Humphrey was also the principal investigator for the 319 funded project entitled ?Jones Middle School Stormwater Management Demonstration Project?, that was completed in 2009. All project objectives were completed on time for both projects. Additionally, project investigators have successfully completed externally funded research studies sponsored by NC WRRI (Geophysical and Water Quality Characterization of Onsite Wastewater Plumes?), US CDC (Building Capacity to Investigate the Link Between Wastewater, Groundwater Contamination and Human Health; and Onsite Wastewater Treatment Adjacent to a Nutrient Sensitive Estuary); and NC EEG (Water Quality Restoration of for Meeting House Branch and Hardee Creek). Dr. Humphrey worked as an Environmental Health Specialist for 3 years where he designed and inspected new septic systems, evaluated malfunctioning systems and issued repair permits to help improperly working systems function. The project investigators have over 30 combined, peer reviewed publications related to water quality issues. The team includes soil scientists, engineers, geologists, and environmental health scientists. Dr. Pradhan will be responsible for overseeing the survey and organization of educational outreach materials. The faculty at ECU will be responsible for designing the monitoring networks, sample collection and analysis, oversight of BMP implementation, water quality monitoring, and reporting. Dr. Manoj and NC A&T cooperators will assist with water quality monitoring and will be responsible for the modeling work.
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