Retrosilience is the study of retrofitting built structures or technology to be sustainable and resilient. Retrosilient Technology is retrofitting an existing piece of technology to become more resilient. One of the Institute’s first retrosilient technology development solutions will focus on regional water quality restoration..
Water quality protection has emerged as the leading environmental need and challenge for the Peconic region. Specifically, mitigating the impact of nitrogen pollution from household cesspools in the area’s bays, ponds, rivers, and aquifers. There are over 340,000 onsite septic systems in Suffolk County, representing 70-75% of the population’s domestic wastewater treatment (Peconic Green Growth 2012). It is estimated that more than half of these systems are functioning below optimal performance, or simply failing.
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