SyracuseCoE Research & Technology Forum

Register today for SyracuseCoE’s April Research & Technology Forum: Syracuse as a National Leader in Stormwater Management.

Lawsuits by the Atlantic States Legal Foundation and the US EPA against Onondaga County forced the County to seek solutions to industrial contamination and combined sewer overflow into Onondaga Lake, NY in the 1980s and 1990s. Solutions included building regional treatment facilities and large storage tanks in disadvantaged Syracuse neighborhoods, causing environmental justice issues. In 2010, the County initiated development of green infrastructure to reduce combine sewer overflow pollution, known as the Save the Rain program. The County now boasts more than 220 green infrastructure projects and has satisfied the terms of the latest Amended Consent Judgment.

This changing landscape has offered many opportunities for research on stormwater management locally. In this R&T Forum, Professors Svetoslava Todorova, Cliff Davidson and Liz Carter, three faculty in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will discuss their research programs related to stormwater in Syracuse. They will discuss long-term hydrological and water quality function of one of the first green roofs in CNY, namely SyracuseCoE’s Green Roof. Secondly, they will present results of research currently underway on the Convention Center Green Roof. Lastly, they will discuss emerging trends in urban flood detection from sensor networks and satellite imagery.

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