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Storm Water Projects
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Vassar Flooding and Ecosystem Restoration Study
The City of Vassar, located in Tuscola County, Michigan, has historically
experienced significant storm water flooding from the Cass River and the
Moore Drain that has caused severe property damage and closed businesses
and roadways. A Flooding and Ecosystem Restoration Study was undertaken
by a Wade Trim and NTH Consultants Joint Venture to determine if there is
federal interest in providing aquatic ecosystem restoration, flood damage
reduction and solutions to other water-related resource problems and needs
on the Cass River in downtown Vassar.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rouge River Preliminary Watershed Analysis
In a joint venture, Wade Trim and NTH Consultants conducted a watershed analysis
on the Rouge River for the US Army Corps of Engineers. Located in Michigan, a majority of the Rouge
River within the study boundary is a Corps Flood Control Project built in the
early 1970s. To resolve extreme flooding conditions upstream, the river
was straightened and channelized with concrete. While this resolved flooding
issues, it has severely degraded the river’s environmental condition and habitat.
The joint venture team developed a feasibility study and probable costs for riparian ecosystem restoration
and habitat enhancement projects within the four-mile Gateway Area of the Rouge River.
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Quarton Lake Restoration Master Plan
The City of Birmingham, Michigan, recently completed an environmental and
recreational improvement plan for Quarton Lake. The plan will improve water
quality and lake ecology while enhancing its aesthetic value and providing
improved public access and recreational opportunities. Wade Trim worked with
a residential Ad Hoc Committee, and Hubbell, Roth, and Clark, to develop a
recreation plan supportive of the environmental improvements. A community
newsletter providing clear and continuous communication between Birmingham
residents and the team on the status of the project played a key role in
its success. Construction is slated for 2003.
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Largo Regional Storm Water Treatment Facility
Wade Trim served as the prime consultant responsible for park
design, habitat restoration, environmental permitting, grant
preparation and project management for the development of a
resource-based park on a site heavily impacted by past land
uses. An opportunity to use the site for a regional storm water
facility was explored and found to be feasible. At the same
time the City saw an opportunity to gain collateral use of the
area as a passive park once the storm water project was implemented.
The park included restrooms, an open-air environmental education
shelter, interpretive signage, pedestrian and bicycle paths,
and a lakeshore boardwalk. The project received the 2002 US
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City of Dearborn Heights Flood Mitigation Plan
Wade Trim developed a comprehensive mitigation plan including traditional
community profiles and economic loss descriptions, as well as a geographic information
system (GIS) database to begin to map and record the extent of possible
flood events and their economic effects within the City of Dearborn Heights,
Michigan. Through public involvement and data synthesis, the City, in
conjunction with Wade Trim, developed mitigation plan goals, prioritized
implementation strategies, and created a flood management action plan.
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