JCCC’s Filtering Basin: High-Stress Test
Location
CoLab, COM 135
Start Date
30-4-2026 8:15 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
How clean is your water? JCCC’s basin is designed to filter contaminated runoff water from the college’s parking lots before entering the local ecosystem and eventually the community’s water source. To determine its effectiveness at high-stress, we thoroughly tested water sampled from the basin one day after rain where the basin could hypothetically be over-saturated. Specifically, we used water test strips, pH test strips, pH meter, spectroscopy, conductivity meter, and other methods to find levels of pH, nitrate, nitrite, conductivity, metals, and other compounds. Our findings show particle levels similar to that of properly filtered water. This supports that we can be assured that the water at JCCC is still clean and safe regardless of prior weather conditions, and that the basin is working as intended.
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JCCC’s Filtering Basin: High-Stress Test
CoLab, COM 135
How clean is your water? JCCC’s basin is designed to filter contaminated runoff water from the college’s parking lots before entering the local ecosystem and eventually the community’s water source. To determine its effectiveness at high-stress, we thoroughly tested water sampled from the basin one day after rain where the basin could hypothetically be over-saturated. Specifically, we used water test strips, pH test strips, pH meter, spectroscopy, conductivity meter, and other methods to find levels of pH, nitrate, nitrite, conductivity, metals, and other compounds. Our findings show particle levels similar to that of properly filtered water. This supports that we can be assured that the water at JCCC is still clean and safe regardless of prior weather conditions, and that the basin is working as intended.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Amanda Glass.