INC NEWS - Durham's Ellerbe Creek Public Meeting Oct. 22

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

Senior Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release: September 24, 2008

 

Public Information Session Set for Durham's Ellerbe Creek Watershed
Improvement Project

October 22 Meeting to Provide Progress Report and Solicit Further
Citizen Input

 

Durham, N.C. - Durham residents interested in revitalizing the health of
Ellerbe Creek will get a chance to make their opinions count at an
upcoming public meeting in October.

 

The City of Durham's Department of Public Works will host a second
public information meeting regarding the Ellerbe Creek Watershed
Improvement Project on Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at 6 p.m. in
Planning Conference Room A, located on the Ground Floor of City Hall at
101 City Hall Plaza, Durham.

 

This meeting will provide residents and interested stakeholders a
progress report on the project, which began in December 2007 with field
crews assessing streams and stormwater devices in the Ellerbe Creek
watershed.  A discussion of how citizen comments received at the April
2, 2008 public meeting were incorporated into planning the potential
retrofit and restoration projects is on the agenda.  Modeling tools that
will help the City select projects that will have the greatest positive
impact on the watershed and water quality will also be demonstrated.

 

According to Sandi Wilbur, project manager with the Stormwater Services
Division of the City's Department of Public Works, input by residents is
vital for developing criteria to be used for prioritizing watershed
restoration opportunities.  "Since the primary goal of this project is
to revitalize the health of Ellerbe Creek and to comply with water
quality regulations, citizen input in shaping and prioritizing the
watershed restoration project is an important component," Wilbur said.

 

Another public information meeting will be held near the conclusion of
the project, which is scheduled for summer 2009, to discuss the draft
watershed improvement plan.  For additional information about this
project, visit www.durhamnc.gov/departments/works/stormwater_ellerbe.cfm
or contact Wilbur at (919) 560-4326, extension 286 or via e-mail at 
sandi.wilbur at durhamnc.gov. 

 

About the Stormwater Services Division, Department of Public Works

The Stormwater Services Division with the City's Department of Public
Works has the major responsibility for enforcing all existing stormwater
ordinances and regulations.  Activities include storm drainage design
and plans review; inspecting and maintaining City-owned drainage
systems; education and outreach; and stream monitoring, restoration and
watershed master planning.  To learn more about this division, visit 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/works/stormwater.cfm.  

 

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