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Yucaipa City Council approves $3.6 million for project to provide flood protection, recreation, and aquifer recharge

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on March 27, 2008 at 8:10 pm

From the Inland Daily Bulletin:

Yucapia - The City Council approved a contract for about $3.6 million to begin building the Oak Glen Creek Basins Project - a string of three holding ponds that will catch rainwater and improve the area’s flood-drainage system.The primary purpose of the project - near Bryant Street and Oak Glen Road - is to provide flood-control protection for residents near the area. It will also add trails and rest areas for visitors.

Including design work, the cost to build the first phase of the project is estimated at $5.4 million, said Ray Casey, director of public works.

“With this project completed, the Dunlap area should be removed from the (Federal Emergency Management Agency) flood map,” he said. “But the most important thing is it will prevent the flooding in Dunlap.”

The project also provides another purpose - an eventual source of drinking water. The retention basins are designed to collect rainwater runoff in three basins. The water will leach into the ground, flow into the aquifer, and eventually be tapped as a source of drinking water by the Yucaipa Valley Water District, Casey said.

Corona-based KEC Engineering is set to begin construction in mid-April.

Read the rest of this article from the Inland Valley Bulletin by clicking here.

March 27, 2008 · Filed Under Great Green Ideas, Groundwater

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