New Study on Stormwater Discharge

Urban stormwater drain into the Mississippi River

The Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund on the recommendation of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources is funding a new study at the SCSU Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory to assess the presence of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in urban stormwater runoff.  In addition to measuring CECs, the study will evaluate potential remediation technology (iron-enhanced sand filtration) and examine the impact of urban stormwater runoff across species that frequently are found in the vicinity of stormwater ponds. The study represents a collaboration between Drs. Schoenfuss and Kohno at St. Cloud State University and Dr. Richard Kiesling at the US Geological Survey.