What Are My Options? - Demonstrating Urban Stream Stabilization and Enhancement Techniques

Greenville County South Carolina, in cooperation with the City of Greenville and Renewable Water Resources (ReWa, local sewer authority) conducted a 1,100-foot urban stream stabilization and enhancement project to prevent damage to exposed sanitary sewer lines while enhancing the Brushy Creek stream corridor. This project was designed to be an urban stream stabilization and enhancement demonstration project. The goal of the demonstration project was to determine effective urban stream stabilization and enhancement techniques/products and to educate the public and local design community on these various different applications in one easy to access project. Nineteen (19) different techniques/products were designed and installed as part of the demonstration project.

The consultant provided Construction Administration and Inspection Services for the construction and installation of the project and worked directly with the Contractor and product manufacture representatives to ensure the 19 different techniques/products were installed correctly. At the completion of the project, an exit survey was conducted with various different employees of the Contractor. The purpose of this survey was to receive input and evaluation from the Contractor employees on the ability to obtain and install the 19 different techniques/products. Because this was a demonstration project, this information was used in the evaluation of the overall project and used to make recommendations for future projects.

This section of stream had many invasive species of vegetation common in the Southeast. To ensure the short and long-term success of this project relating to invasive vegetation, an invasive species control plan was implemented. This effort served as a Pilot project regarding the impact of invasive species and whether similar efforts are needed in the future for other planned County urban bank stabilization and enhancement projects.