Streambank Stabilization
CLIENT NAME: City of Troy
LOCATION INFORMATION: Troy, MI
SERVICE INFORMATION: Stormwater
Project Details
The Sylvan Glen Golf Course, constructed in 1922, was experiencing negative impacts from stormwater runoff generated by increased development in upstream tributary areas. These impacts included increased bank erosion, loss of vegetation within the drain channel, exposed irrigation and drainage infrastructure, loss of tee surfaces and increased downstream sedimentation. Additionally, the increased stormwater flow and sedimentation had degraded aquatic habitat and diminished water quality downstream.
The City of Troy retained HRC to conduct a study of approximately 2,300 lineal feet of the Gibson-Renshaw Drain located within the City-owned Sylvan Glen Golf Course. The purpose of the study was to:
