[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Watershed Improvement Plans Session Oct. 23

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

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For Immediate Release: October 4, 2012

 

 

Durham Hosts Watershed Improvement Plans Information Session

October 23 Meeting to Present Final Results of Plans to Improve Health
of Three Watersheds

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Durham residents interested in the future health of Third
Fork Creek, Northeast Creek, and Crooked Creek will soon get a chance to
learn more about how the City of Durham plans to improve the health of
these three watersheds using prioritized projects and customized
strategies. 

 

The public information session will be held  on Tuesday, October 23,
2012, at 7 p.m.in the City Hall Committee Room, 101 City Hall Plaza.  

 

The purpose of the meeting is to present the results from the draft
watershed improvement plans that were developed for each creek's
watershed and gather input from residents. According to Sandi Wilbur,
project manager with the Stormwater Services Division of the City's
Public Works Department, the plans were developed by studying field
conditions and analyzing opportunities with watershed modeling tools.
"Resident input is an important component in finalizing the improvement
plans, which sets a course for improving water quality in each of the
creeks and complying with state regulations," Wilbur said. 

 

For additional information about this meeting or the Watershed
Improvement Plans for Third Fork Creek, Northeast Creek, and Crooked
Creek, visit http://www.DurhamNC.gov/Stormwater or contact Wilbur at
(919) 560-4326 or by email at Sandra.Wilbur at DurhamNC.gov.  

 

About the Public Works Department's Stormwater Services Division

The Stormwater Services Division with the City of Durham's Public Works
Department is guided by the City's strategic plan goals of stewardship
of the City's physical assets and promoting thriving, livable
neighborhoods. It 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, visit 
http://www.DurhamNC.gov/Stormwater or "like" on Facebook at 
http://www.Facebook.com/DurhamNCStormwater.  

 

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