A Watershed Approach to Environmental Restoration in Mecklenburg County David A. Woodie, PE, CPSWQ...

A Watershed Approach to Environmental Restoration in

Mecklenburg County

David A. Woodie, PE, CPSWQMecklenburg County

Land Use & Environmental Services Agency

Special Thanks to: Emily G. Reinicker, PE, CFM Jason Claudio-Diaz, PE, CFM Wildlands Engineering, Inc. Kimley-Horn and Assoc., Inc.

WATERSHED / BASINS• 330± miles of FEMA streams

• 32 watersheds

• All water in Mecklenburg County (except Catawba River) originates in Mecklenburg County

Presentation Overview• Early Planning Process

• Funding Partners and Stakeholders• Overview Map

• Project Reaches

• Monitoring Program• Mecklenburg County Water Quality• Making a difference

Early Planning Process• Master Plan

• Set in Motion after flooding in 1997; FEMA Buyouts 2000• Little Sugar Creek Master Plan adopted by BOCC 2004

• Stakeholders• Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services•

• Funding Partners• FEMA Buyout Grants• Clean Water Management Trust Fund• NCDOT Ped Grants• NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program • NC Division of Water Resources• Charlotte DOT

WATERSHED / BASINS Little Sugar Creek

Watershed

• Collects East side of Greater• “Uptown” Charlotte.

• Over 43% impervious

Little Sugar Creek WatershedOverview Map

Nine Projects in the Ground over Twelve Years.

Little Sugar Creek WatershedProject Reaches

• Hidden Valley Ecological Park • Cullman Avenue Water Quality Enhancement Project• 7th Street Reach at Central Piedmont Community College• Elizabeth Reach of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway • Midtown Reach of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway• Kings Drive Reach of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway• Liz Hair Nature Trail• Freedom Park Mitigation Project • Westfield Environmental Restoration

Little Sugar CreekHidden Valley Ecological Park

• Project Overview• Drainage area 1.5 sq miles • 3,500 LF and12 BMP cells• Floodplain buyout 17 homes

• Project Goals• Improve WQ• Habitat Restoration

• Primary Sponsor: CMSWS with CWMTF

• Design date 2001-2002• Construction date 2003-2004• Construction Cost $3.1M


Site photos

Little Sugar CreekCullman Avenue

• Project Overview• Drainage area 3.4 sq mi• 1,100 LF and Bioretention BMP

• Project Goals• Water Quality Enhancement• Habitat Restoration

• Primary Sponsor: CMSWS• Design 2010-2011• Construction 2011-2012• Construction Cost $260K

Little Sugar CreekCullman Avenue

Little Sugar Creek GreenwayUrban Reaches

ELIZABETH REACH

MIDTOWN REACH

KINGS DRIVE REACH

Little Sugar CreekGreenway: Elizabeth Reach

• Project Overview• Drainage area 10.2 sq mi• 3,500 LF and BMP Pond

• Project Goals• Habitat Restoration• Water Quality


Site photos

Little Sugar CreekGreenway: Elizabeth Reach

Little Sugar CreekGreenway: Midtown Reach

• Project Overview• Drainage area 10.6 sq mi• 3,500 LF and BMP Pond

• Project Goals• Habitat Restoration• Water Quality



Before Demolition1999 Aerial

Little Sugar CreekGreenway: Kings Drive Reach

• Project Overview• Drainage area 11.5 sq miles• 2,000 LF and Wetland BMPs

• Project Goals• Habitat Restoration• Water Quality• Greemway

• Primary Sponsor: CMSWS• Design 2006-2007• Construction 2008-2010• Construction Cost $1.35M

Site photos


1999 Aerial 2005 Aerial

Site photos


Little Sugar CreekLiz Hair Nature Trail

• Project Overview• Drainage area 12.0 sq mi• 3,400 LF

• Project Goals• Habitat Restoration

• Primary Sponsor: CMSWS• Design 2003• Construction 2004• Construction Cost $130K

Little Sugar CreekLiz Hair Nature Trail

Little Sugar CreekFreedom Park Mitigation Project

• Project Overview• Drainage area 13.6 sq mi• 4,400 LF

• Project Goals• Mitigation Credit

• Primary Sponsor: NC EEP• Design 2002• Construction 2003• Construction Cost $1.8M

Little Sugar CreekFreedom Park Mitigation Project

Little Sugar CreekWestfield Environmental Restoration

• Project Overview• Drainage area 15.0 sq mi• 5,200 LF and 7 BMP cells

• Project Goals• Habitat Restoration• Water Quality• Greenway

• Primary Sponsors

CMSWS, Park & Rec• Design 2003• Construction 2004• Construction Cost $2.49M

Site photos

Little Sugar CreekWestfield Environmental Restoration

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