Hollice T. Williams Stormwater Park
Implementing Organization
State of Florida
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$5,450,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)
Funding Program
Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Water Quality Restoration and Maintenance
Targeted Resources
Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries
Project Description
This project will build on the RESTORE Act Direct Component Planning Assistance for the Hollice T. Williams Stormwater Park project, which conducted planning work and engineering and design (E&D) for revitalizing the existing Hollice T. Williams Park. A portion of the park will be enhanced and redesigned to function as a stormwater park that captures runoff and pollutants, metals, and sediments from the runoff within the basin and reduce nutrient loading to improve water quality within Pensacola Bay. The park will treat runoff from portions of a 145-acre drainage basin to the east and portions of the 1,600-acre Long Hollow basin to the north. Specifically, this project will: • Revitalize a 10-acre portion of the existing Hollice T. Williams Park as a stormwater park that will capture and treat runoff during rain events. The project will consist of removing existing park infrastructure (e.g., grass, trees, trash cans, and lighting) and using traditional and green stormwater infrastructure techniques including wet-detention ponds with littoral wetland vegetation, pre-treatment systems to remove sediments and trash, and pervious pedestrian surfaces. This project will contribute to the creation of a larger, 60-acre stormwater park covering 1.3 miles of greenway (Hollice T. Williams Park) under the I-110 interstate within Pensacola. This project will include stormwater control features within the northernmost 10-acre portion of the park (i.e., between Maxwell and Avery Streets). State and local funds will be used to complete the recreational features (e.g., landscaping, lighting, educational signage, bike racks, paved paths, picnic tab...click on "More Info" link below
Contact
Pearce Barrett(850) 245-2106
pearce.barrett@floridadep.gov
Project Website
None
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