What's new?
Received state grant to help pay for this project	Clean Water Management Trust Fund will pay about 38% of the cost
Construction on schedule	Construction began in January and is to finish in May

   

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Before​	​	Early construction - Feb. 2013​	​	Construction nearly finished​

The project area is circled in red

Decades of rapid growth in the Huntersville area forced Torrence Creek (and most other streams) to carry increasing amounts of storm water runoff. The fast-moving water eroded the stream bed and banks.    Objectives:   Restore 3/4 mile of Torrence Creek Prevent approximately 112 tons of sediment annually from entering Mountain Island Lake Work cooperatively with the owners of The Park-Huntersville and the Town of Huntersville to construct a stream restoration project entirely on private property

March 2013 project mailer

During restoration, gentle twists and turns are being added to the steam path. These meanders slow the flow of the water and reduce erosion.

The stream bed is being enhanced by adding deeper pools and some shallower, rocky sections. Native plants will be added to the banks. This project, along with other Storm Water Services projects in the McDowell Watershed, will stabilize about 15 percent of the source of sediment now affecting McDowell Creek and McDowell Creek Cove.