Our jurors appreciated this project’s use of innovative stream and floodplain restoration techniques that increased floodwater storage potential, created wetlands, improved infiltration, reduced stream bank erosion, and increased filtration of stormwater runoff. These restoration techniques resulted in improved water quality both on-site and downstream. As one of Pennsylvania’s first applications of floodplain restoration as a stormwater BMP, this project vastly improved stream function and the site’s ecological biodiversity while making efficient use of remaining undeveloped land within the property.
