In 2003, the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments received a 319 grant to construct several stormwater BMPs in the Little Troublesome Creek watershed in Reidsville. Little Troublesome Creek is impaired for fecal coliform bacteria on North Carolina’s 2000 303(d) list. The impaired segment is a 5-mile stretch between Reidsville’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and Little Troublesome Creek’s confluence with the Haw River. The majority of the impacts appear to be urban runoff problems in the Reidsville area. The grant calls for the installation/implementation of both structural and non-structural BMPs. The structural BMPs, one of which is a constructed wetland on the Reidsville Middle School and High School grounds, will be monitored after installation to determine their effectiveness. Piedmont Triad COG has contracted with North Carolina State University Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, a recognized leader in the area of stormwater management design and research, to provide design, construction management, and monitoring services for this project.

Slideshow: Below is a pictorial description of the rebuilding of a mature unproductive wetland. First the site was assessed and surveyed. Existing plans, permits, and other pertinent information related to this site was collected and analyzed. This information included the amount of runoff water that would flow into the constructed wetland after a rainfall event. The anticipated amount of runoff determines the sizing design, outlet structure design, and wetland design. (13 pictures)

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