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Torrence Tributary #1
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Stream restoration and water quality improvements
Construction has begun on a section of Torrence Tributary #1 in Huntersville. Repairing this stream is a high priority for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services.
Like other streams in the McDowell Watershed, Torrence Trib #1 has been badly damaged by erosion. This project will repair the stream and improve water quality. Cleaner water is essential because Torrence Trib #1 eventually flows into Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s drinking water supply.
A major problem is sediment. Fast-moving water eats away at the sides and bottom of the stream. Dirt particles also wash off the land during heavy rain and clog the stream. Restoring the stream will keep more than a million pounds of dirt from washing down this tiny creek each year.
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Objectives:
- Stabilize and restore about two miles of stream
- Reduce sediment in the stream by about 1.6 million pounds a year
- Enhance stream-side buffers and the floodplain to reduce water pollution levels
- Improve water quality and aquatic habitat
This project will not reduce flood risks.
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The project will repair about 11,000 linear feet of stream from I-77 to just past Gilead Road in Huntersville. The project will end where Torrence Trib #1 flows into Torrence Creek near Bradford Hill Lane. Easements are required to give Storm Water Services limited access to the stream channel for inspection and maintenance.
March 2012 mailer
More information and project map
See the design contractor's photos, plans and schedule for this project
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Erosion has toppled trees and scoured
the creek banks
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Cost: $2 million (estimated)
Funding sources:
NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund: $400,000
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services: $1.6 million
Project Schedule:
Planning and Design: May 2011 to February 2012
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Construction: April 2012 through spring 2013
Eaglewood, Inc.
Efforts are made to minimize disruption to nearby property owners. |
Project Manager:
David Woodie, P.E.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services
704-336-3873
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