TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff Bauer, Deputy City Manager
FROM: Sheila Thomas-Ambat, PE, Interim Public Services Director
DATE: March 4, 2019
RE:
Title
Beaver Creek 2 and City Wide Stormwater Master Plan Update
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 3: High Quality Built Environment
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
As part of an effort to develop a City-wide stormwater master plan, the City retained the engineering firm Hazen and Sawyer to perform a watershed study on the Beaver Creek 2 watershed. Hazen will provide an over view of the components of the study, the work conducted over the past 12 months, and the focus of efforts going forward. Additionally City staff will update Council on the process and schedule to study the remainder of the City.
Background:
The area around Beaver Creek has, like many parts of the City, been prone to stormwater flooding issues as well as flooding along the creek itself. A watershed study examines both the creek and other surface waters (primary systems) along with the man-made stormwater structures (secondary systems) to determine what areas require improvements to reduce frequency of street flooding and property damage. Potential stormwater capital projects are then identified and prioritized based on established ranking criteria.
The Beaver Creek 2 watershed extends along both sides of Beaver Creek from Cliffdale Road south toward Hope Mills. It includes portions of the Hollywood Heights, Arran Lakes, Chesnutt Hills, Montclair, Creeks Edge neighborhoods as well as sections of Skibo Road, Raeford Road, Bingham Drive, and Hope Mills Road.
The Beaver Creek 2 watershed study was started in November 2017 and involved collecting data from City records, resident surveys, field surveys, and GIS systems. The data was then incorporated into a model and verified against records of flooding from...
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