• Reduce the rush of storm water runoff entering the stream during heavy rain
• Create three rain gardens and a grass swale (BMPs) to temporarily hold excess rain water and reduce sediment in the creek
• Repair more than 1,000 linear feet of stream
• Restore the creek bed and banks
• Improve water quality and aquatic habitat
• Develop an educational feature at the park, showing the public how rain gardens and stream restoration help improve water quality in the creek  

Dirty storm water runoff from the park's parking lot is being treated at the source. Water from the parking lots is directed into rain gardens or this grass swale:

2009	2011	2012

The grass swale and three rain gardens temporarily hold some runoff and filter out many pollutants.

This restoration project will not reduce flooding. It is intended to improve water quality.


Cost: $259,566

Sources of funding and assistance:
Town of Huntersville: $103,826
North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources 319 program: $155,740
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services: project assistance