Description
In 2001 a 2 1/2 –acre field at the confluence of Naylor’s Run and Cobbs Creek was converted to a wetland and the adjacent Naylor’s Run streambank was repaired. Continue reading
Darby-Cobbs Creek
Cobbs Creek Gully and Slope Repair
Description
A stormwater outfall pipe sited on a forested slope formed an eroding gully up to 12 feet deep and was contributing excess sediment to Cobbs Creek. Continue reading
Carroll Park Gully Repair and Wetland Enhancement
Description
The project site begins at two outfall pipes that discharged to a created gully. Continue reading
Haverford Reserve Stormwater Education and Rain Garden Installation Program
Description
Through a Water Resources Education Network (WREN) grant, Haverford Township Parks and Recreation Department received a grant to install a 1,400 square foot rain garden in the largest and most popular park in the Township. Continue reading
Tredyffrin Township Green Streets/Sidewalks
Description
Tredyffrin Township’s Green Streets/Sidewalks incorporated several innovative stormwater management measures, also known as Best Management Practices (BMPs), which are designed to manage stormwater runoff produced by the installation of sidewalks, as well as manage some additional roadway runoff currently affecting the area. Continue reading
Yeadon Borough Hall Stormwater Management Techniques
Description
The Yeadon Borough Hall building is surrounded by parking lots and some landscaped areas, but constitutes 70% impervious surfaces. Continue reading
Wayne Art Center Stormwater Management Techniques
Description
The stormwater management improvements at Wayne Art Center include three rain gardens and a pervious asphalt parking lot with a subsurface storage and infiltration system. Continue reading
Triangle Park Stormwater Management Techniques
Description
Nutrient and sediment-laden Crum Creek has been listed as an “impaired” body of water under the Clean Water Act. Continue reading
Sports Facility Green Roof
Description
This facility, designed for a private client, houses an indoor bowling alley and tennis court, and has approximately 3,000 square feet of roof area. Continue reading
Second Ward Park & Playground Stormwater Management Techniques
Description
The objective of the retrofit project was to incorporate stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) into the recreational improvements being planned by the Township with an overall goal of improving water quality and water resource conditions in the Darby-Cobbs Creek watershed as well as controlling local flooding. Continue reading
Narberth Park Conceptual Retrofit Design
Description
Narberth Park consists of basketball and tennis courts, a playground, asphalt parking, and a compacted turf athletic field. Continue reading
Cobbs Creek Corridor Stormwater Management Plan
Description
To improve a corridor of Cobbs Creek upstream from the existing Marshall Road restoration site, A.D. Marble and Company designed a site plan in 2005 for the Philadelphia Water Department. Continue reading