Project concept · Use case 8 of 8
Springs corridor wetland and land foundation
Clean the river beside the springs, and give the city a way to acquire the land to do it.
City of Tampa · Hillsborough River
The project
The problem
Several urban springs feed a river that has been on Florida's impaired list for nutrients since 1998. The best place for a treatment wetland is a set of private parking lots beside a riverside park.
What sets it apart
Private land didn't have to stop the project. We helped shape a city-led foundation that can accept land sold below market value, roughly tripling the protected area. UF's Dr. Mike Allen, who studied this reach of the Hillsborough River in 2006, can extend that work into a 20-year before-and-after record.
- Where
- Tampa, Florida
- Scale
- About 37 added acres along a corridor with three springs
- What we provided
- Corridor vision, wetland concept and a land acquisition structure
Who helped shape this concept
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University of Florida Dr. Mike Allen's Hillsborough River research, about 20 years ago, gives this reach a baseline - C-HAWQ technical advisors Sketched the wetland and the land foundation structure
- City of Tampa staff Sustainability staff shared the springs' history and an earlier restoration design
See it
Renderings, maps and media
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Concept illustration: a constructed stormwater wetland and boardwalk beside a riverside park.
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How we got here
Where the project stands in our proven process
- 1. Discovery Done
City sustainability staff shared the springs' history, including a restoration design that was never built.
- 2. Development Done
Pulled spring water quality and impairment records; our technical advisors sketched the wetland and the foundation structure.
- 3. Mobilization Next
Landowner outreach and briefings for city leaders before any design money is spent.
- 4. Close Next
We prepare a phased proposal the city can use to request and solicit each piece, plus partners to design, build, fund and research it.
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