The city of Atlanta has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizing a three-year environmental feasibility study of the Proctor Creek watershed. Mayor Kasim Reed was joined by Brigadier General C. David Turner, Commander of the South Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers, for the bill signing in the Mayor’s Ceremonial Office at City Hall.
The legislation authorizes $1.5 million in city funds for the study, which will be matched by an additional $1.5 million in Corps of Engineers funds. The study will survey the water quality, overall environmental quality and flood-damage risk reduction of the watershed and result in the best-suited ecosystem restoration projects for Proctor Creek.
Atlanta is one of 11 communities selected for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Urban Waters Project, a designation that is being used to foster a number of remediation and restoration projects along the creek. Plans include adding 400 acres of new greenspace and a trail that connects the Atlanta Belt Line to the Chattahoochee River. In total, the city will restore nine miles of natural waterway to reduce flooding, create trails for recreation and spur economic development.
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