Gregory Granato
Gregory Granato is a Hydrologist in the USGS New England Water Science Center.
His research focuses on developing hydrologic software to provide actionable information for environmental decisionmakers. Gregory has worked with the USGS on projects covering all aspects of hydrology since 1992. Before that time he was an aerospace engineer working on the design of the Space Station water and waste treatment systems.
Software (currently supported):
SELDM Stochastic Empirical Loading and Dilution Model
KTRLine Kendall-Theil Robust Line
Streamflow software
Highway-Runoff Database
Patents:
Automated Groundwater Monitoring System and Method U.S. Patent 6,021,664
Automated self-calibrating water quality monitoring sensor housing assembly U.S. Patent 6,936,156
USGS NTCenter Class:
H1843 - Stormwater Runoff Quality Analysis with SELDM Developed and taught this class 2013-present
National Webinars:
NASEM TRB Approaches for Determining and Complying with TMDL Requirements Related to Roadway Stormwater Runoff
Water Research Foundation Integrated Stormwater Management for Highway and Transportation Sector (2017)
NASEM TRB Use and Implementation of the Federal Highway Administration Stochastic Empirical Loading and Dilution Model
Other research activities:
NASEM TRB Standing Committees
AKD50 Standing Committee on Hydrology, Hydraulics and Stormwater
NASEM National Cooperative Highway Research Program Research Panels
NCHRP 25-25 Enhancing the International Stormwater BMP Database
NCHRP 25-31 Improving Water Quality in Ultra-Urban Areas
NCHRP 25-32 Measuring and Removing Dissolved Metals from Storm Water
NCHRP 25-40 Long-Term Performance and Life-Cycle Costs of Stormwater BMPs
NCHRP 25-53 Approaches for Determining and Complying with TMDL Requirements
