Green & Grant Projects

 

Green Projects

Stormwater Services incorporates environmental stewardship and protection of natural resources into stormwater projects whenever possible and has earned some awards for our efforts.

Lower Cape Fear Stewardship Awards

DREAMS Pervious Pavement & Bioretention(PDF, 235KB) (2017)

Raintree Wetland(PDF, 145KB) (2017)

Stormwater Demonstration Site(PDF, 173KB) (2017)

Street Sweeper Complex(PDF, 128KB) (2009)*

Green Features of the Street Sweeper Complex(PDF, 71KB)

* This building has been transferred to another city department.

Wade Wetland(PDF, 391KB) (2009)

NCCF Pelican Award

JEL Wade Stormwater Wetland/Park Pelican Award(PDF, 44KB) (2008)

View the Wade Park & Wetland Story Map

 

Grant Projects

The City of Wilmington implements and collaborates on grant projects with the aim of improving water quality. Grant projects help the city install "stormwater solutions" or Best Management Practices such as rain gardens, cisterns, pervious pavement, and bioretention areas on public and private property, as well as conduct stormwater outreach and education.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 319 Grants

Reducing Stormwater Runoff Volume on the UNC-Wilmington Campus (Phase II)(PDF, 1MB)
January 2022 - December 2023

Implementing Public & Private Retrofits to Reduce Stormwater Runoff Volume & Pollutants in the Bradley Creek Watershed(PDF, 3MB)
March 2020- Present

Reduction of Nutrient Loading to Greenfield Lake from Jumping Run Branch (Phase 1)(PDF, 1MB)
January 2020 - Present

Reducing Stormwater Runoff Volume on the UNC-Wilmington Campus (Phase 1)(PDF, 497KB)
January 2019 - December 2020

Implementing the Bradley & Hewletts Creeks Watershed Restoration Plan(PDF, 304KB)
April 2017 - February 2019

Hewletts Creek Water Quality Improvement Project(PDF, 584KB)
January 2015 - March 2018

DREAMS of Wilmington Stormwater Improvement Project(PDF, 1015KB)
January 2014 - December 2016

Implementing Innovative Street Retrofits to Reduce Stormwater Runoff Volumes and Pollutants in the Burnt Mill Creek Watershed(PDF, 2MB)
January 2010 - June 2013

Grey to Blue Stormwater Planning Initiative(PDF, 59KB)
January 2010 - December 2011

Restoring the Burnt Mill Creek Watershed through Stormwater Management & Community Involvement(PDF, 1MB)
November 2004 - August 2008

Burnt Mill Creek Outreach & Demonstration Project(PDF, 2MB)
June 2002 - May 2005

National Fish & Wildlife Foundation - Emergency Coastal Resilience Fund Grants

Clear Run Branch Drainage Improvements & Stream Restoration Project(PDF, 825KB)
February 2020 - June 30, 2022

NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF) Grants

Optimizing Floating Treatment Wetland Deployment to Improve Water Quality(PDF, 1MB)
February 2021 - July 2023
Administered by NCSU. Stormwater Services was in-kind grant partner.

Planning for Reducing Stormwater Runoff and Toxicity in the Burnt Mill Creek Watershed(PDF, 70KB)
October 2008 - October 2009
Administered by NCSU. Stormwater Services was in-kind grant partner.

J.E.L. Wade Constructed Stormwater Wetland & Park(PDF, 1MB)
2005 - 2009
Administered by Stormwater Services.

NC Coastal Nonpoint Source Program (NCCNPSP) Grant

Greenfield Lake Watershed Outreach Project(PDF, 59KB)
March - December 2004
Download the Brochure "What Puts the Green in Greenfield Lake?"(PDF, 927KB)

Other Funding Sources

Green Infrastructure Grant (GIC) Stormwater Management Tree Grant(PDF, 471KB)
October 2016 - December 2017
Administered by the Green Infrastructure Center. City Stormwater, Parks, Planning, Engineering, Recreation are all in-kind grant partners.

Advancing Key Low Impact Development Strategies to Restore Water Quality in the White Oak River Basin (Lynnwood)(PDF, 835KB)
September 2015 - August 2017
Administered by the North Carolina Coastal Federation. Stormwater Services is an in-kind grant partner.

NERRS Science Collaborative - Reducing Coastal Stormwater Pollution(PDF, 59KB)
2013
Administered by the North Carolina Coastal Federation. Stormwater Services is an in-kind grant partner.

 

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