Commissioners Approve Stream Restoration on Bromolow Creek

Submitted by Gwinnett County

Reduced erosion and improved water quality are the goals of a restoration project on Bromolow Creek approved Tuesday by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners.

About 800 feet of the creek plus 600 feet of a tributary and 150 feet of a stormwater channel off Old Norcross Road near Chaffin Ridge/Trevino Circle in Duluth will be stabilized using natural channel-design techniques. The project will reduce suspended solids in the Beaver Ruin watershed, improve aquatic habitat and remove invasive, exotic vegetation. It is expected to be complete in six months.

The $875,277 contract went to low bidder The Dickerson Group Inc. Funding comes from the water and sewer renewal fund. According to Stormwater Division Director Steve Leo, the project could save the County as much as $700,000 by generating stream mitigation credits approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.