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Regional treatment wetland on a closed golf course
A closed golf course becomes a marsh that cleans canal water and gives neighbors a park.
Charlotte County, Florida
The project
The problem
Port Charlotte's canals deliver storm-driven nitrogen into greater Charlotte Harbor, which is impaired for algae. The county had the monitoring data but no plan of action.
What sets it apart
We didn't stop at the first site. County staff had two properties in mind; we ran both past our advisors, chose the golf course, and brought its grading to a USF engineering lab.
- Where
- Charlotte County, Florida
- Scale
- 158 acres of closed golf course; 472 miles of canal shoreline in the county
- What we provided
- Site selection, grading and flow concept, and renderings
Who helped shape this concept
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University of South Florida An engineering lab tested the grading and flow concept - C-HAWQ technical advisors Licensed professional engineers (PE), plus erosion control (CPESC) and ecological restoration (CERP) professionals
- Charlotte County water quality staff Named the candidate properties and shared monitoring data
See it
Renderings, maps and media
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The course today (left) and the concept (right), prepared by C-HAWQ and partners. -
Concept rendering: a boardwalk through the marsh. -
Concept rendering: the nature center and park. -
Concept rendering: trails along the wetland edge.
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How we got here
Where the project stands in our proven process
- 1. Discovery Done
County water quality staff named two underused properties that could host a regional wetland.
- 2. Development Done
Pulled LiDAR elevations and past soil findings, and worked flow and grading with our technical advisors and a USF engineering lab.
- 3. Mobilization Next
Neighbors want the derelict course fixed. Trails, a boardwalk and a nature center give them a reason to back it.
- 4. Close Next
We prepare a proposal the county can use to request and solicit the work, plus partners to design, build, fund and research it.
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