Overview

This City park project was a re-channelization of a drainage swale designed by Thompson Dreessen & Dorner, Inc, of Omaha, NE. The channel was needed to mitigate an existing roadside ditch that the Corps of Engineers claimed as a jurisdictional waterway.

Issues

  • Quick Vegetation Required.

  • Natural tan color for TRM required.

  • Significant rain events.

Problem

This City park project was a re-channelization of a drainage swale designed by Thompson Dreessen & Dorner, Inc, of Omaha, NE. The channel was needed to mitigate and existing road side ditch that the Corps of Engineers claimed as a
jurisdictional waterway.

Application
Shortly After Application, Grass is Beginning to Grow

Solution

PS 42 TRM and SC32 degradable erosion blanket were installed in June. Before much vegetation was established this project quickly received 3 intense rain events over 2 inches of rain each. Fully vegetating is a mere 4 weeks, this project took some of the most intense rain events in an abnormally wet year.

Results

Fully vegetating is a mere 4 weeks, this project took some of the most intense rain events in an abnormally wet year.

After Application, Fully Vegetated