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Briar Creek Stream Restoration (Randolph to Providence Roads)
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Stream Restoration and Water Quality Enhancement
This section of Briar Creek flows through residential neighborhoods near the Mint Museum and Eastover Park. Because of pollution, the creek is on the State's list of impaired streams. Plans to restore this section of stream are delayed due to budget considerations.
When funding is approved, this project will restore:
April 2009 mailer
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Objectives:
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Restore the stream bed
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Stabilize and reshape the creek banks
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Measurably reduce the amount of sediment in the stream
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Improve habitat for aquatic and wildlife
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Enhance natural floodplain benefits
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Construct greenway trail from Randolph to Meadowbrook Roads
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Restoring the stream will not prevent it from flooding. Storm Water Services repairs erosion damage to stream banks, protects against future erosion, and improves the health and flow of the creek.
Earlier, Storm Water Services bought and demolished four homes on Placid Place next to this segment of Briar Creek as part of the Floodplain Buyout Program.
Stream Restoration
Cost: $1.5 million (approximate)
Sources of funding
To be determined
Project Schedule (estimated):
Design: July 2008 to April 2009
Construction: Delayed due to budget issues
Contractors to be determined. Efforts are taken to minimize disruption to property owners.
Project Manager:
James M. Gordon, P.E.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services
704-336-3871
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