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Mt. Vista Rain Gardens - March 2012 Update
Clark County will build a 15 rain gardens along streets in the Mt. Vista area north of Washington State University Vancouver.
The project will relieve some pressure on the undersized detention pond near NE 163rd Street and NE 36th Avenue that failed during rains in January 2009.
Construction is scheduled to begin in late June 2012. No private property will be needed for this project.
Project contact:
Ken Lader, Design Engineer
(360) 397-6118 ext. 4185
Ken.Lader@clark.wa.gov
Scot Brantley, Project Manager
(360) 397-6118 ext. 4364
Scot.Brantley@clark.wa.gov
Green Streets Program
In November 2010, Clark County finished its first “Green Street” project by planting thousands of trees, shrubs and grasses along a 20-block section of NE 99th Street, immediately east of NE 117th Avenue/SR 503.
The NE 99th Street project relies on rain gardens to clean stormwater before it slowly soaks into the ground. Using plants is a natural way to treat stormwater pollution, which the Washington Department of Ecology has identified as the state’s No. 1 threat to urban water quality.
Public Works also will use rain gardens in 2011 as part of the Hazel Dell sports fields project, which will be built along the north side of NE 78th Street near NE 30th Avenue.
Pervious paving is another environmentally friendly construction technique that eliminates the need for stormwater ponds or other facilities that collect and treat runoff. Pervious pavement was used on sidewalks as part of the NE 99th Street project,
Public Works also used pervious paving along most of the NE 159th Street walkway between Hockinson Middle School and Hockinson High School. In addition, pervious pavement will be used for almost all of the Park & Ride lot that is being built as part of the Salmon Creek Interchange Project.
Public Works is committed to using environmentally friendly construction where it is technically feasible and financially prudent.
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