City Of Roswell

Amount Appropriated?

$3.5M

FFID tracks stages 1–2 — stages 3–5 vary by agency, assistance type, and earmark structure.

Project Description

The proposed Ace Sand Park Stormwater Children\u2019s Garden and Adventure Path is a green infrastructure project that support stormwater system resiliency and will provide water storage and filtration benefits, and green streets, where vegetation, soil, and engineered systems are combined to direct and filter rainwater from impervious surfaces. \n\nThe Children\u2019s Stormwater Garden and Adventure Path project is designed to engage the imagination and actively learn and understand the complex river and stormwater dynamics at work in the project area. Kids and adults of all ages will be able to pump water from interactive pumping stations and actively manage the water on its \u201ctrip\u201d to the retention basin which is an interactive sand pit. The sand pit is located just above the stormwater treatment area which will act as the final treatment of the water from both the interactive play area and the stormwater drainage and treatment system.\n\nEnvironmental restoration work would include: 1) eradicating invasive species; 2) constructing a new stream to meander and improve stormwater conveyance; 3) constructing wetlands along the stream meander to increase stormwater mitigation; 4) reforesting the cleared areas; 5) remediating stream bank erosion and degradation along the Chattahoochee; and 6) replanting the site with native riparian vegetation to stabilize the stream bank, restore the 25-foot state stream buffer and provide wildlife habitat throughout the site. The second stage of this project would be to design the area as an interactive playground of sensory elements within the children\u2019s garden that invites and encourages kids to explore and engage with the natural environment while providing educational information about the importance of protecting our natural water resources.