Designing Best Management Practices: Elizabethtown, KY
Checking and designing BMPs for the city of Elizabethtown
Problem Statement
Stormwater management is critical to control flooding and pollution that damages infrastructure and waterways. The city of Elizabethtown deals with high concentrations of sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorous within runoff. These pollutants are harming wildlife and nearby Buffalo Lake. Designing two new best management practices (BMPs) to minimize total suspended solids by 80% and reduce nitrogen and phosphorus loads will help the city restore the watershed and save money.
This photo represents the impacted area within Elizabethtown, KY and contains the area where our team's proposed designs would be implemented.
Team Members
Katherine Ristola
Focus: Bioenvironmental
Graduation: May 2022
Contact Information: KatRistola@uky.edu
Emma Sharek
Focus: Bioenvironmental
Graduation: May 2022
Contact Information: eosh223@uky.edu
Vanessa Spring
Focus: Bioenvironmental
Graduation: May 2022
Contact Information:
vrsp222@uky.edu
Landon Taylor
Focus: Bioenvironmental
Graduation: May 2022
Contact Information:
wjta227@uky.edu
Other participants:
Rita Davis - Stormwater Engineer - Elizabethtown, KY- rita.davis@elizabethtownky.gov