Purpose of the Project

This project is for the design and construction of the 17th Street Regional Stormwater Management Facility (RSWMF), located on the south side of 17th Street (Virginia Beach Boulevard) between Seabridge Road and King Street. A shared use path is proposed connecting the Norfolk Avenue trail to the 17th Street sidewalk. Landscape buffers, fencing, and lighting are also proposed to provide a safe and aesthetically pleasing environment.

The project is being constructed to provide stormwater management, both water quality treatment and quantity management, to address flooding of streets, and for the future redevelopment of the 17th Street corridor between North Birdneck Road and Parks Avenue within the service area of the facility.

The project includes improvements to the stormwater system along 17th Street east to Washington Avenue and additional improvements to the east and west of the new facility to redirect stormwater to the proposed stormwater pond. This wet pond, a Virginia Best Management Practice Clearinghouse Level 2, will remove nutrients, sediment, and bacteria from stormwater prior to being discharged to Rudee Inlet.

Fun Facts!

• The RSWMF will capture and treat approximately 76 acres of stormwater runoff.
• It has a treatment volume (permanent pool) of 4,500,000 gallons, which is equal to seven (7) Olympic-sized swimming pools.
• If you used a hose to fill up the permanent pool, it would take over 133 days to fill up.

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