Upper Park Cistern Overflows and Lower Park Sediment Flows

NOVA PARKS installed a large cistern to catch storm water runoff from the newly expanded parking lot in the upper park. However, there is still considerable runoff coming from the upper park that combines with the runoff from the lower park that flows into the RPA.

Storm water and sediment runoff events. These were the rainy days we managed to observe over the spring, summer, fall and winter of 2020....

But there were others.... Sediment runoff on access road after rain May 22, 2020

March 8, 2020 cistern parts in on parking lot in upper park

March 15, 2020 excavation for cistern

March 29, 2020 cistern being installed

April 13, 2020 cistern covered

Cistern is to lower-left of new storm water study points (4,5). Outflow pipe is at study point 4.