Dry Branch Watershed: Clear Stormwater and Green Parks Wentzville was awarded $748,015 to support nonpoint source pollution prevention projects through 2015. This project identified pollutants and sources, and prioritizes and constructs solutions for our community. The Dry Branch Watershed included areas predominantly north of I-70 that drain to McCoy Creek.
The project addressed nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution (i.e. oil, trash and other contaminants that rainwater runoff picks up along its route to drainage ways), as opposed to point source pollution that flows directly from a pipe or easily identifiable location. Because NPS pollution comes from a variety of sources over a wide area, preventing it from getting into our waterways is particularly challenging. 319 Project Overview 319 Project Maps
This project was partially funded by US EPA Region 7 through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (Subgrant G11-NPS-07) under the Clean Water Act. The City matched $500,000 for the total $1,248,015 project costs.
Project Highlights
This four-year project created a Watershed Management Plan and improved water quality by installing green infrastructure at Heartland Park. Pervious pavement, athletic field biofilters, a native meadow, and parking lot bioswales were constructed to help filter pollutants from runoff before it gets to the park's lake. Another upstream feature, the forebay, traps mud and trash coming from runoff from 500 acres of development along I-70 and Wentzville Parkway. The project also retrofitted existing infrastructure at the Law Enforcement Center, Oasis Kwik Car Wash and Huntsdale Subdivision to reduce runoff and pollution. Locations were determined from the Watershed Management Plan's priority areas for water quality improvement. Here's key activities that were completed throughout this project:
Law Enforcement Center- A biofilter was installed at this basin. Students from Barat Academy High School created a web-based video tour of the project.
Heartland Park - innovative green features protect natural resources and improve water quality while providing habitat.
Stormwater Retrofit Projects - Detention basin improvements helped reduce trash and pollution, and improve aesthetics and maintenance using greener alternatives at these locations:
Community Involvement Stakeholders on the Dry Branch Watershed Planning Team provided input and guided development of a Watershed Management Plan. This plan is still being used to steer land use planning decisions, and prioritize and seek grant funding for future projects that reduce the impacts of nonpoint source pollution.
To learn more about the Dry Branch Watershed Project, please contact jamie.paige@wentzvillemo.org or Public Works at 636-327-5102.
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