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Elmer Avenue Neighborhood Retrofit Project

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Countries: United States of America
Basins: North Pacific (446) (San Joaquin & Sacramento)
Project SDGs:
Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the project and its locations.
Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4)
Integrated Water Resource Management (SDG 6.5)
Stakeholder Participation (SDG 6.b)
Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1)
Climate education, awareness-raising, capacity (SDG 13.3)
Progress to Date: A decrease in most pollutant loads, over 21 acre ft of runoff captured, and increased knowledge and participation by community stakeholders on watershed issues and stormwater infrastructure
Services Needed: Communications & outreach
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Technical assistance
Desired Partners: Academic Institution
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Government
NGO / Civil Society
Social Enterprise
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2010  »  Aug. 01, 2014
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 67%

Project Overview

The Elmer Avenue Neighborhood Retrofit Project, located in Sun Valley, CA, was created to improve water quality, and reduce flood risk, increase watershed awareness through community engagement, enhance aesthetics, and increase wildlife habitats. The stormwater BMPs included in this phase were two catch basins, two infiltration galleries, five bioswales, permeable surfaces, rain barrels, drip irrigation, and native and drought tolerant landscapes.


Project Narrative

After the completion of Phase I and Phase II of the Water Augmentation Study (WAS) showed no negative impacts of infiltrating stormwater to groundwater from residential, commercial, or industrial land uses, the stage was set for the Phase III neighborhood demonstration project. Due to its proneness to flooding and its unique location in the watershed, the neighborhood of Elmer Avenue in Sun Valley was chosen for the project in 2006. Phase I of the demonstration project included the retrofit and monitoring of the Elmer Avenue neighborhood to improve water quality, and reduce flood risk, increase watershed awareness, enhance aesthetics, and increase wildlife habitats. The BMPs included in this phase were two catch basins, two infiltration galleries, five bioswales, permeable surfaces, rain barrels, drip irrigation, and native and drought tolerant landscapes. Monitoring of these BMPs included the monitoring of water quality, quantification of stormwater diversion into infiltration galleries, pollution concentration in swale soils, biological surveys, observations of plant growth and survival, and surveys of residents. In 2012, construction began for a walkway known as the “Paseo.” The Paseo included a bioswale, native and climate-wise landscaping and was monitored for water quality, biodiversity, and user accessibility.

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Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Council for Watershed Health (CWH) is a nonprofit organization founded 25 years ago to advance the health and sustainability of the Los Angeles region’s watersheds, rivers, streams, and habitats - both in natural areas and … Learn More

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