Adjunct professor in Environmental Studies at Dickinson College

Aqua Cura principal David Sheridan advised Environmental Studies students in their individual research projects during the 2007 - 2008 academic year. He also developed and taught a new course in land development practices, emphasizing alternative development approaches, such as infill and sustainable design.

Aqua Cura principal David Sheridan assisted the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM) at Dickinson College

Aqua Cura principal David Sheridan assisted the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM) at Dickinson College as interim director from November 2006 to January 2007. He supported the activities of 13 student staff members and assisted watershed associations in advancing community-based science related to aquatic resources in central Pennsylvania.

Low impact stormwater management practices demonstration projects

Aqua Cura is assisting the Susquehanna River Basin Commission in planning and managing several projects in Dauphin County, PA that will demonstrate the benefits of low impact practices. The projects are elements of a Targeted Watershed Grant awarded to SRBC to develop measures to reduce pollution loads on the Chesapeake Bay.

Projects have included design and construction of a rain garden at a public park and at the Pennsylvania State Police headquarters, and a rainwater capture scheme for the Pennsylvania Farm Show complex.

Stormwater management workshop for new student housing

Aqua Cura assisted the design-build team for new student housing at Westminster College in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania to evaluate and select practices to manage stormwater from a proposed student housing project. The workshop, which was held in one day at the Pittsburgh offices of the project architect, included representatives of the college, the builder, and each of the design disciplines. Infiltration measures were identified to handle the 2-year storm, with subsurface detention providing peak flow rate control to meet the borough's stormwater management requirements.

Site design charrette for mixed-use project in York County, PA

Aqua Cura participated in a three-day site design charrette for a proposed mixed-use development in York County, Pennsylvania. The firm developed stormwater management concepts to meet retention and quality requirements for the 2-year storm, as well as detention for larger storms (up to the 100-year storm). Management practices included bioretention, subsurface filtration, subsurface detention, and hillside detention trenches.

Proposed office building in Manhattan

Aqua Cura will research and design a system to treat graywater from restroom sinks in a proposed office building in Manhattan. Treated graywater will be used to supplement captured rainfall for cooling water make-up.

On-site wastewater system for public school in southeastern Pennsylvania

Aqua Cura is developing a conceptual design for an on-site system to treat the wastewater generated by a new elementary school in the Philadelphia suburbs. The concept is an alternative to a conventional pumping station and force main that would convey wastewater to a public sewer system.

Brewer's Hill Redevelopment Project in Baltimore

Aqua Cura provided advice to Struever Brothers, Eccles & Rouse related to stormwater management at their Brewer's Hill redevelopment project in Baltimore. The project site, formerly home to the National Bohemian brewery, offers little space for measures to retain storm flows or to remove pollutants prior to discharge to the city's drainage network. Aqua Cura helped the project team to identify an innovative approach to handling a portion of the stormwater beneath a parking area.

Proposed Residential Development in Northeastern Pennsylvania

Aqua Cura has prepared concepts for wastewater and stormwater management for a residential subdivision proposed for a location in northeastern Pennsylvania. The site is located in a high quality watershed, and the developer is considering a conservation subdivision approach, which would be served by small, distributed wastewater treatment systems. Treated effluent will probably be discharged to the subsurface, or into a central wetland area on the tract.