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Detention Ponds/Constructed Wetlands

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Project Title: Inkster Valley Constructed Wetlands Project

Location: Michigan Avenue between Inkster & Middlebelt, City of Inkster

  • Site 1: storm water treatment by a newly created emergent wetland (3 ac)
  • Site 2: storm water treatment by an existing (3 ac) forested wetland
  • Site 3E: storm water treatment by new sediment forebay into existing wetland system
  • Site 3W: storm water treatment by new sediment forebay into new emergent and scrub/shrub wetland

Project Title: Canterbury Gardens Condominiums

Location: Waltz & Willow Roads, Huron Township

  • 64 condominium units on less than half of 68 acre parcel
  • Natural features inventory completed
  • First flush managed by either VortechnicsTM or rains gardens
  • Detention pond
  • 15.6 ac wetland mitigation bank
  • MACDC "Innovative & Excellence Award", winter 2004

(photos courtesy S. Khaldi)