Monday, July 6, 2015

Pre-Construction Meeting and Project Start Date

The pre-construction meeting for the North Central Storm Water Project was held on June 24th. Contractors, engineers, city officials, and utility company representatives were all in attendance to ensure that everyone was informed about the project, allowing it to move forward smoothly.Work on the project is expected to start in the second week of July, will continue into next Spring, and will hopefully be wrapped up by the end of June, 2016.

At the meeting, the contractors laid out their plan for construction on the project. They will begin their work by developing regional ponds that will eventually hold excess storm water. This will be their main focus in the beginning of the project, along with seeding finished areas. Seeding will be done on areas of the project as they are completed so that as much of the project as possible will have the 60 day warm growing season required for the grass. Workers will also begin removing trees from construction easement areas. There are a few underground bores required for this project to run pipes under roads. Boring is expected to take place in late July or early August.

Also discussed at the meeting was the importance of preventing storm water pollution during this project. For all city construction projects, a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) must be created by the contractor to ensure that no pollutants enter the water. In their SWPPP, the contractor must identify potential pollutants and describe how they will protect against pollution. Because the main purposes of this project are to control storm water and reduce erosion, an effective SWPPP is very important.

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