Swarthmore College Swarthmore Pennsylvania USA
(Webmaster: Arthur E. McGarity, Last Updated 4 March 2012)
This web site provides information on courses and projects at
Little Crum Creek Action Plan Project - a partnership including
Municipalities: Springfield Township, Swarthmore Borough, Ridley Township, and
Ridley Park Borough with technical support from Swarthmore College and the
Keystone Conservation Trust.
Priority Site Selections for Major BMP
Projects (click to review). Please direct comments to Art McGarity (Swarthmore College) and
Anne Murphy (Chester-Ridley_Crum Watersheds Assn.).
Reports:
1. Little Crum Creek Assessment and Action Plan
Phase 2 Final Report by Arthur E. McGarity and Anne Murphy - completed January 30, 2010 CLICK HERE (large pdf file)
2. Little Crum Creek Project Phase 1 Final Report: Riparian Corridor
Best Management Practices by Arthur E. McGarity (Swarthmore College), Ginny Kreitler, Clare
Billett, Phil Wallis (Keystone Conservation Trust), and Anne Murphy (Chester
Ridley Crum Watersheds Association). CLICK HERE (large pdf file).
3. "Application of Nonpoint Source Pollutant
Loading Models to Little Crum Creek Watershed,"
by Susan K. Willis and Arthur E. McGarity, Sigma Xi Summer Research
Symposium, Sept. 25-26, 2008, Swarthmore College. CLICK HERE
(Powerpoint presentation)
4. Karina Navarro (Senior
Engineering Design Project Report), "A Land Conservation Extension of the
StormWISE Model," May, 2009 - with
application to Little Crum Creek watershed.
CLICK HERE
5. Susan Willis (Senior
Engineering Design Project Report), "Development of a Computer-Based
Nonpoint Source Pollutant Loading Model for Small Suburban
Watersheds," May, 2009 - with
application to Little Crum Creek watershed.
CLICK HERE
StormWISE Model Update: Version 1.1 is now available for download (new version without GIS interface -
should run on Windows XP, Vista, and 7)
CLICK HERE for the latest on availability of executables and source code for the new StormWISE (Storm Water Investment Strategy Evaluator) model that can be used to prioritize areas for implementation of stormwater management facilities. StormWISE implements the models described in the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Coastal Zone reports and the EPA Screening Optimization Model report which can be downloaded, below.
StormWISE papers:
November 2006: "A New Cost-Benefit Model for Stormwater Management Facilities," Presentation to the American Water Resources Association, Philadelphia Metropolitan Section: CLICK HERE (large pdf file)
Completed Watershed Projects at
Swarthmore College
2005-2006: SCREENING OPTIMIZATION MODEL FOR WATERSHED-BASED
MANAGEMENT OF URBAN RUNOFF
1.
Full Report: Submitted to U.S. EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds,
November 30, 2006 CLICK HERE (large file)
2. Appendix A Only: Contains
screen shots demonstrating use of the StormWISE software. CLICK
HERE
2003-2005: NONPOINT SOURCE MODELING AND DECISION MAKING (PADEP/NOAA Coastal Zone Program):
Phase 1.
1. Full Report: "Decision Making for Implementation of Nonpoint Pollution Measures in the Urban Coastal Zone" CLICK HERE (large file)
2. Presentation: at the 2005
Phase 2.
Full Report: "Non-Point Source Modeling - Phase 2: Multiobjective Decision Model" CLICK HERE (large file)
2001 - 2003: LOWER CRUM CREEK BMP IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS - (PADEP Growing Greener Program): (1) Stormwater Wetland, (2) Natural Wetland Restoration, (3) Storm Sewer Labeling
1. Photos: Wetland Restoration and Stormwater Wetland Before/During/After Photos: CLICK HERE
2. Full Report: to PA Department of Environmental Protection: CLICK HERE (large file)
Crum Creek Water Quality Restoration and Protection Projects: Growing Greener Program Final Report, by Arthur E. McGarity reports on the results of our 3-year project to (1) restore a natural wetland in Swarthmore's Little Crum Creek Park, (2) to build a constructed wetland for stormwater treatment behind Ridley High School, and (3) to implement a pilot project for storm sewer inlet labeling and public education in Nether Providence and Springfield Townships.
1999 - 2001: LOWER CRUM CREEK WATERSHED ASSESSMENT - (PADEP/USEPA 319 Water Quality Program)
Full
Report: "Watershed Assessment of the Lower Crum Creek: Decision Support
for a Community-Based Partnership," by Arthur E. McGarity,
CLICK HERE (large file)
Other Crum Creek Links
Crum Creek Monitoring Project - A student
organization at
Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Association - Our
Mission: To support, encourage, and promote the enjoyment, restoration,
protection, and prudent management of the natural resources of the
Crum-Ridley-Chester Volunteer Water Monitors -
Founded in 1990, this citizen-based volunteer group collects data on chemical
and biological indicators of water quality in the Crum, Ridley, and Chester
Creeks in