{"id":5410,"date":"2026-02-25T21:32:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/?page_id=5410"},"modified":"2026-02-25T21:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:38:27","slug":"identifying-impervious-surface-runoff-quality-and-the-roles-of-lid-basins-in-filtration-and-groundwater-recharge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/identifying-impervious-surface-runoff-quality-and-the-roles-of-lid-basins-in-filtration-and-groundwater-recharge\/","title":{"rendered":"Identifying Impervious Surface Runoff Quality and the Roles of LID Basins in Filtration and Groundwater Recharge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-extra-light-gray\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<h2><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Identifying Impervious Surface Runoff Quality and the Roles of LID Basins in Filtration and Groundwater Recharge<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Project Summary: <\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This student-led research initiative investigates the efficacy of Low Impact Development (LID) basins in managing stormwater runoff at NAU, specifically targeting Parking Lot 62. By analyzing water quality samples for pollutants like nitrogen and suspended solids, the research team is determining how effectively these basins filter runoff and recharge local aquifers compared to traditional impervious surfaces. The data collected serves as the foundation for designing a large-scale LID system capable of handling a 500-year storm event. This evidence-based approach aims to save the university thousands in annual stormwater fees while providing a scalable model for sustainable water management across the mountain campus.+4<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-uncropped-large wp-image-3467\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/05\/6998_Rebecca_Best_20200918-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/05\/6998_Rebecca_Best_20200918-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/05\/6998_Rebecca_Best_20200918-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/05\/6998_Rebecca_Best_20200918-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/05\/6998_Rebecca_Best_20200918-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/05\/6998_Rebecca_Best_20200918-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/05\/6998_Rebecca_Best_20200918-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>Project Lead:<\/h5>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Gabrial Harju<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Project Advisor:<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Adam Bringhurst<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Date:<\/h5>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">12\/1\/2023<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Funding Amount:<\/h5>\n<p>$2,736.83<\/p>\n<h5>Department:<\/h5>\n<p>Department of Civil Engineering, Construction Management and Environmental Engineering<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2026\/02\/Harju-Research-Grant-Proposal.pdf\">Supporting Documents<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2198,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5410","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5410"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5415,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5410\/revisions\/5415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}