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High-Capacity Sediment Collector System
Purpose
During the month of July, many months of preparation has come to fruition as a new 30-foot High-Capacity Sediment Collector System was placed in Fountain Creek to begin the process of beneficially reclaiming bedload sediment, which is currently forming sandbars and clogging the stream during floods.
The Sediment Collector will capture and remove the bedload sediments as they migrate downstream, improve stream stability, and reduce flood risk to the City of Pueblo.
Funding
The collector system, funded by grants from the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the City of Pueblo and Pueblo County, will be operated by the City of Pueblo in conjunction with the Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control and Greenway District over the next year as a demonstration project.
Results
The project, which has already generated interest by local and national media, the scientific community, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is expected to demonstrate an efficient technology that can reduce the harmful environmental impacts of sediment in rivers and lakes while positively enhancing aquatic habitats and improving the environment.
The 30-Foot, High-Capacity Sediment Collector System, developed by Streamside Systems, LLC., an environmental company developing innovative technologies to remove excess sediment and restore surface waters, has been deployed within Fountain Creek, a sediment-laden tributary to the Arkansas River. The installation and demonstration of the 30-Foot High-Capacity Collector System in Fountain Creek, Pueblo, Colorado, is the largest Streamside Systems Collector installed to date.
"One of the nation's leading causes of water quality and aquatic habitat impairment is excess sediments found in lakes and rivers," said Streamside CEO, Randall Tucker. Even with numerous regulations, Best Management Practices (BMP's), and other efforts to prevent erosion, sedimentation has remained a leading problem for many decades.
Ribbon-Cutting Event
Don't miss the opportunity to join local and national media at the ribbon-cutting event when the 30-foot High-Capacity Sediment Collector System will be energized and commence operations in Fountain Creek, 29 July 2011 at 11:00 AM. The project is located along the right side of Joplin Avenue approximately six tenths mile south of Fourth Street.
More Information
For more information contact Larry Small, Executive Director, Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control and Greenway District at 719-447-5012 or visit the Fountain Creek Watershed website.
During the month of July, many months of preparation has come to fruition as a new 30-foot High-Capacity Sediment Collector System was placed in Fountain Creek to begin the process of beneficially reclaiming bedload sediment, which is currently forming sandbars and clogging the stream during floods.
The Sediment Collector will capture and remove the bedload sediments as they migrate downstream, improve stream stability, and reduce flood risk to the City of Pueblo.
Funding
The collector system, funded by grants from the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the City of Pueblo and Pueblo County, will be operated by the City of Pueblo in conjunction with the Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control and Greenway District over the next year as a demonstration project.
Results
The project, which has already generated interest by local and national media, the scientific community, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is expected to demonstrate an efficient technology that can reduce the harmful environmental impacts of sediment in rivers and lakes while positively enhancing aquatic habitats and improving the environment.
The 30-Foot, High-Capacity Sediment Collector System, developed by Streamside Systems, LLC., an environmental company developing innovative technologies to remove excess sediment and restore surface waters, has been deployed within Fountain Creek, a sediment-laden tributary to the Arkansas River. The installation and demonstration of the 30-Foot High-Capacity Collector System in Fountain Creek, Pueblo, Colorado, is the largest Streamside Systems Collector installed to date.
"One of the nation's leading causes of water quality and aquatic habitat impairment is excess sediments found in lakes and rivers," said Streamside CEO, Randall Tucker. Even with numerous regulations, Best Management Practices (BMP's), and other efforts to prevent erosion, sedimentation has remained a leading problem for many decades.
Ribbon-Cutting Event
Don't miss the opportunity to join local and national media at the ribbon-cutting event when the 30-foot High-Capacity Sediment Collector System will be energized and commence operations in Fountain Creek, 29 July 2011 at 11:00 AM. The project is located along the right side of Joplin Avenue approximately six tenths mile south of Fourth Street.
More Information
For more information contact Larry Small, Executive Director, Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control and Greenway District at 719-447-5012 or visit the Fountain Creek Watershed website.