[CPEO-BIF] "Wetlands proposed for 14 acres of brownfield site in Wilmington, " Delaware

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Wetlands proposed for 14 acres of brownfield site in Wilmington

By Shana O'Malley
WDEL 101.7 FM News (DE)
May 27, 2015

A wetlands project is being proposed in Wilmington's Southbridge  
neighborhood to help combat flooding.

The proposed 14 acres of wetlands are part of the South Wilmington  
Flood Mitigation Project, aimed at eliminating flooding in historic  
Southbridge, which is home to about 1,700 residents.

Jeff Flynn, director of economic development for the city of  
Wilmington, said the project calls for repairs to current storm water  
infrastructure and the creation of a separate storm sewer system  
under the Southbridge neighborhood.

"The rain waters and the flood waters, instead of being diverted into  
our current combined system, would be separated out, sent to the  
wetland where it would be stored and cleaned for eventual release  
back into the river," he said.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=68411

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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