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11/19/2024 11:38 am

Bitlmore Hills Bioretention Area

Biltmore Hills Park Green Stormwater Infrastructure

Incorporating GSI In Raleigh Parks

Updated: Nov 19, 2024

The Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) of NC State University (NCSU) partnered with Raleigh Stormwater to design and install green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) at Biltmore Hills Park. GSI will reduce erosion, flooding, and stormwater runoff and pollutants entering Rochester Heights Creek.

Project Details

 
Type:
Stormwater
Budget:
$330,000
Project Lead:
Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), a program of NC State University in partnership with City of Raleigh Stormwater
Contractors:
Kris Bass Engineering (Design), Fluvial Solutions (Construction)

Contact

 

Amy Farinelli
Stormwater Engineer
amy.farinelli@raleighnc.gov
919-996-4008

Lead Department:
Engineering Services
Service Unit:
Stormwater

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This project supports

Raleigh's Climate Plan in Action

Planning

This phase is complete.

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Design

Detailed design and permitting were completed in late spring 2023.

The Biltmore Hills Park GSI project design includes a bioretention swale at the community center to reduce runoff from the roof, bioretention cells by the community pool to control runoff from the parking lot, and cisterns to harvest and re-use rainwater. These practices will capture and store rainwater, allowing it to infiltrate slowly into the ground. This will reduce water pollution and heavy flows entering Rochester Heights Creek.

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Construction

This phase is complete.

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Complete

We completed the construction and installation of the green stormwater infrastructure. NCSU, in partnership with Raleigh Arts, hired an artist to paint the two cisterns onsite and we will install educational signage.

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Completed Project Photos

Biltmore Hills Park Cistern
Biltmore Hills Park Cistern
Bitlmore Hills Bioretention Area
Bitlmore Hills Bioretention Area

Schedule

Date Activity 
Late Spring 2023 Project design and permitting complete 
Fall 2023 Construction begins 
Spring 2024 Construction completed 

Project Map

Background

Established as a city park in 1964, the 39-acres at Biltmore Hills Park includes a recently renovated community center, a paved walking trail, playground, tennis and basketball courts, baseball fields, and a public swimming pool. Biltmore Hills Park sits in the Biltmore Hills neighborhood upstream from Rochester Heights. Both have historic value as the first Black planned developments in Raleigh. Stormwater runoff from the hard surfaces onsite drains into a nearby stream known as Rochester Heights Creek, which flows into Walnut Creek.

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