[Durham INC] Durham Hosts New Hope Creek and Little Creek Watershed Improvement Plan Information Session

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News Release

For Immediate Release: June 14, 2021

Durham Hosts New Hope Creek and Little Creek Watershed Improvement Plan
Information Session
Virtual Session Shares Future Steps to Improve Water Quality

DURHAM, N.C. - Residents who want to learn about the efforts to improve the New Hope Creek and Little Creek watersheds are invited to a virtual public information session later this month.

Hosted by the Stormwater and GIS Services Division with the City of Durham Public Works Department, the session will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, June 29 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., and residents and project stakeholders are asked to pre-register<http://bit.ly/June29NewHope> for this meeting.

The purpose of the meeting is to present priority watershed improvement projects, recommended strategies to improve water quality, and summarize public input. “As the project concludes, we want to outline future steps to improve these creeks,” said Project Manager Lance Fontaine with the Stormwater and GIS Services Division of the City’s Public Works Department. “Supporting continued high water quality is important both for ecological health and to the people who enjoy recreation in these areas.”


For more information, visit the project webpage<https://durhamnc.gov/3766/New-Hope-Little-Creek-Watershed-Improvem> or contact Fontaine at (919) 560-4326, ext. 30257 or by email<mailto:lance.fontaine at DurhamNC.gov>. Persons who require assistance to attend the virtual meeting should call (919) 560‐4197 or send an email<mailto:ADA at DurhamNC.gov> no later than 48 hours before the session.

About the Public Works Department Stormwater and GIS Services Division
The Stormwater and GIS Services Division<http://durhamnc.gov/692/Stormwater-GIS-Services> with the City of Durham Public Works Department is guided by the City’s Strategic Plan<http://durhamnc.gov/183/Strategic-Plan> goals of stewardship of the City’s physical and environmental assets and innovative and high-performing organization. Activities include storm drainage design and plans review; inspecting and maintaining City-owned drainage systems; enforcing stormwater ordinances and regulations; education and outreach; stream monitoring, restoration, and watershed master planning; maintaining multiple layers of the City’s geographic information; and stormwater billing. To learn more, follow on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/DurhamNCStormwater> and Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/durhamstormh2o>.



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