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Originally Posted by DartmouthKate
In response to OldDartmouthMark and KeithP, the point is not to return the Sawmill River to its pre-Beth state. We're getting smarter. We know the capacity to convey water in an extreme weather event is important AND we know having nature and water in urban spaces is important. This achieves both.
My argument is that while the sewer renewal is happening, it makes financial and logistic sense to daylight the river.
Check out page 28 here to get an idea of cost. (I figure the stream would be about 600m)
http://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstream/handle/10919/49482/VWRRC_sr200735.pdf?sequence=1 |
Welcome to the forum Kate, good to have another Dartmouth voice on here. Is it your article referrred to in post #23?