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ENGINEERING 9
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Healthy Food Hub Construction
Following a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday,
December 2, construction work began on the healthy
food hub site.
The Town’s contractor is working to install the storm
drainage system, shown below, in preparation for the
concrete plaza and other amenities. Construction is
scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2018.
Stormwater Wetland Conversion Project
The Town of Morrisville has partnered with North Carolina State University (NCSU) to perform research
on stormwater control measures. The study will monitor water quality when dry detention basins are
converted to constructed stormwater wetlands. Researchers hope the measure will improve water
quality over time.
The big green boxes, shown in the photo on
the right, contain equipment to measure wa-
ter quality and hydrology as part of the
research.
NCSU has been monitoring two dry
detention basins in Providence Place for the
past year. One of the basins was recently
converted to a constructed stormwater
wetland and will be monitored for another
year to determine differences in water quality
and hydrology. Results from the study will
help determine if this simple retrofit is a cost
-effective way of improving water quality
here in Morrisville and around the State.