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Kenmore project manager outlines stormwater upgrades, Muck Creek restoration and homeowner steps
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Kenmore surface water project manager Andrew Sylvia described the city’s Kenmore Lane stormwater retrofit, Muck Creek Mitigation and community actions to reduce runoff in a Let’s Talk Kenmore podcast. He emphasized planned design work, pollutant-removal features and volunteer opportunities.
Andrew Sylvia, Kenmore’s surface water capital improvement project manager, told the Let’s Talk Kenmore podcast that the city is designing a retrofit of an aging stormwater facility on Kenmore Lane and pursuing stream restoration on Muck Creek to reduce flooding and pollution.
Sylvia said the Kenmore Lane facility — “actually the oldest stormwater facility in the city,” built in the 1970s — currently uses an underground detention tank and lacks contemporary pollutant-treatment components. “We’re going to build a larger tank” and add a bioretention basin, he said, explaining that the basin’s soils and plant roots help filter contaminants before water reaches nearby creeks. He told listeners the project is in design and the city is “hoping to build it this summer.”
The project team plans to…
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