Salt-Water Intrusion Vulnerability Assessment in Plymouth, Ma - Compound effects of Sea-Level Rise on Water Quality and Aquifer Sustainability

Video recording of a Technical update to the Plymouth Saltwater Task Force .
Funded in part by the the Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program.
Professor David Boutt; Brendan Moran, Post-doc fellow; Daniel Corkran, PhD candidate; Xander Krishen, Research Technician; and Carly Lombardo, Master's Candidate

Focus: The goal of this modeling work is to assess the risks of saltwater intrusion (SWI) into the freshwater aquifer and surface waterbodies of Plymouth. The team is developing a Hydrogeologic Model Domain for the aquifer system with the ability to simulate submarine ground water discharge and projected sea-level rise scenarios. Using a Gyben-Herzberg Interface Assessment tool, the team seeks to understand how some of the coastal water features, which are the most vulnerable parts of the hydrologic system, are going to respond to sea level during event driven changes such as Northeasters and provide recommendations with actionable things that you can do to address future risks.