FY18 Q2 Report FINAL

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |

ENGINEERING 9

NC STATE PARTNERSHIP

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.

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.