Beginning Monday, October 26, 2009, Durham residents who live in the Third Fork Creek Watershed may see scientists and field crews in orange vests walking along the creek as the City of Durham launches a study aimed at ways to revitalize the health of this creek and its surrounding areas.
The City of Durham’s Stormwater Services Division with the Department of Public Works has contracted with Tetra Tech, an engineering firm, to complete a study and assessment of Third Fork Creek and its watershed within the city limits. According to Dave Brown, project manager with the City’s Stormwater Services Division, the analysis will help the City prioritize and implement watershed improvement projects aimed at cleaning up and revitalizing Third Fork Creek, which flows into New Hope Creek and Jordan Lake. “Beginning Monday, our field crews will begin assessing streams and stormwater treatment devices, such as ponds, all along the project area,” Brown said. “Our field evaluation activities are expected to continue until the end of this December. Then, after the field work is completed, we’ll have a list of prioritized potential improvement projects that will be developed and included in our updated Watershed Plan, which we hope to present in May 2011.”
According to Brown, over the next two months Durham residents living in the assessment area – which encompasses approximately 39 miles of streams in the watershed – may see field crews in orange vests with identifying credentials walking through neighborhoods and along streams in the watershed. These crews will present their identifying credentials upon request.
View a map of the neighborhoods that will be included in the assessment.
For additional information about the project, contact Brown via e-mail or at (919) 560-4326, ext. 30241.
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