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<br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />November 15, 2012 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />NEW SWALES ELIMINATE DRYWELLS IN SHIRLEY AND ESCALANTE STREET NEIGHBORHOODS <br />EUGENE RECEIVES SILVER SAFETY AWARD <br />RAINWATER HARVESTING WORKSHOP A SUCCESS <br />HULT CENTER CONTINUES 30 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WITH POST-IT WALL <br />TH <br />SAND MANDALA AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON DRAWS A CROWD <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />New Swales Eliminate Drywells in Shirley and Escalante Street Neighborhoods <br />The City’s first two drywell elimination pilot projects have been completed, and early rain storms indicate that the “green” <br />replacement swales are working well. <br /> <br />The goals of the drywell elimination program are to improve drainage <br />and protect local water quality. Drywells are stormwater management <br />facilities that collect stormwater runoff and direct it into the ground, as <br />opposed to directing the stormwater to a piped system or waterway. <br />Drywells historically have been used in areas where there is not an <br />existing pipe network or waterways to receive and convey stormwater, <br />and where soils are suitable for infiltration. <br /> <br />The Shirley area project is located in Santa Clara and eliminated 16 <br />drywells. A vegetated filtration and infiltration swale was constructed <br />in Ferndale Park, an undeveloped City of Eugene park. A new <br />stormwater piping system was constructed to convey the stormwater <br />Escalante area swale <br />from the 30-arce drainage area to the park. Public Works Engineering <br />worked with Parks and Open Space staff and the local neighborhood group to incorporate the swale into the park and allow <br />for future park development. This swale has become an amenity to the park and includes a gravel walking path along the <br />top bank. <br /> <br />The Escalante project is in the River Road area and eliminated five <br />drywells. As with the Shirley project, a swale was designed and <br />constructed for filtering and infiltrating area stormwater. A new <br />stormwater piping system was constructed to convey the stormwater <br />from the neighborhood to the swale as well as a piped overflow to Flat <br />Creek. Public Works Engineering negotiated four easements and worked <br />with neighborhood property owners to make the project possible. <br /> <br />The drywell elimination program is funded by stormwater user fees and <br />did not result in any direct costs to the affected neighborhoods. For <br />more information about the pilot projects, contact Program Manager <br />Ferndale Park swale <br />Doug Singer at 541-682-8460. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />November 15, 2012 <br />