Stream Restoration and Water Quality Enhancement
Lush green banks and a ribbon of greenway embrace Little Sugar Creek as it flows southward past beyond Charlotte’s tallest buildings.
The stream has been transformed. A beautiful fountain and greenway trail make this a signature spot for Charlotte-Mecklenburg.
Stream work completed: 2009
Objectives:
- Buy 19 acres of floodplain and remove 11 flood-prone buildings
- Uncap the entire length of Little Sugar Creek in project area
- Restore stream function and wildlife habitat
- Create a functional wetland system
- Decrease the amount of pollution flowing into Little Sugar Creek
- Provide educational opportunities for schools and the community
- Provide a greenway trail and preserve open space
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Stream/greenway opening event under
gray skies August 6, 2010
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Cost: $18.9 million (approximate)
Sources of Funding:
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services: $805,000
North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund: $280,000
North Carolina Division of Water Resources: $575,000
Mecklenburg County Land Bonds for land acquisition: $17,295,000
Final project mailer (March 2012) |
Project schedule:
Planning and Design: 2006
LandDesign, Inc.
Wildlands, Inc.
Construction: 2007 to 2010
Lee Construction
Uncapping: June through October 2007
Pedestrian Bridge: 2009
United Construction
Stream Restoration: 2008 and 2009
Greenway Construction: 2009 and 2010 |
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Project Managers:
Crystal Taylor, P.E.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services
704-336-7342
Gwen Cook
Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation
704-432-1570