North Mecklenburg Park
Water quality improvements
Newly restored, Torrence Tributary #1 inside North Meck
Park is looking great! The grass on the banks is becoming
thick and green. Badly eroded banks have been restored,
keeping 56 tons of sediment out of the creek each year. Trib
#1’s water is now cleaner and healthier for aquatic life.
Around the park, specially engineered grassy areas and rain
gardens temporarily hold storm water runoff, slowing the
erosiove flow. These storm water management techniques
keep six tons of sediment out of the creek each year.
Torrence Trib #1 before...
and after stream restoration.
Funding for this water quality enhancement project
came from Huntersville Storm Water fees and the
North Carolina Department of Environment and
Natural Resources.
This bioretention cell and rain garden help to improve water quality.
More at: stormwater.charmeck.org
Check out Storm Water Projects, then McDowell Watershed.
Your Storm Water
fees at work!