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Storm Water Management at Construction
Sites
The Patriot Resource Conservation and Development Area
Council has been awarded a $230,000 grant through the state Department of
Environmental Protection with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency for a research project designed to improve erosion and sedimentation
control, as well as storm water management, at construction sites. With matching
funds of $210,000, the project budget will total $440,000.
The three-year grant, starting in the spring of 2006, will be primarily
conducted at the Olmsted Green construction site in Mattapan, a 38-acre
mixed-use development project on the former Boston State Hospital property.
The goal of the project is to facilitate the use of compost and amended soils
to control erosion, manage storm water run-off, and reduce nonpoint source
pollution during and after construction. The project will compare the
compost-based methods with current standard methods such as geosynthetic silt
fencing and hay bales. It will use compost and mulches produced and marketed in
Boston, with donations of product from Apple D'Or Tree, Inc. and WeCare
Organics, LLC.
This project has been financed with
Federal Funds from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (the Department) under an
s. 319 competitive grant. The contents do not necessarily reflect the
views and policies of EPA or of the Department, nor does the mention of trade
names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.
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