Stormwater Commission
Commission Members
Thomas S. Kreczko, Chair
Richard Barson
Merle S. Gorden, Mayor
William Griswold
Justin Berns
Dale H. Pekarek, Service Director
Keith Voigt
Alison Hirsch, Secretary
Watershed Updates
City of Beachwood
Ohio Storm
Water Management Program (424K PDF)
Appendix available upon request.
Please
contact Thomas Kreczko at (216) 292-1924 or engineer@beachwoodohio.com.
Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District
http://www.cuyahogaswcd.org/
Euclid Creek Watershed
http://www.cuyahogaswcd.org/EuclidCreekFiles/EuclidCreekthehomepage.htm
Euclid Creek's First Dam Removal Project Underway!
http://www.cuyahogaswcd.org/EuclidCreekFiles/EC_EastBranchDamRemoval.htm
On October 18th, work on the Euclid Creek East Branch dam
removal and stream restoration project began after five years of
planning and piecing together funding. The dam is located in the City of
Euclid, south of Euclid Avenue in the Euclid Creek Metropark Reservation
below the Highland Road Bridge, and is one of six dams in the Euclid
Creek Watershed impeding fish and aquatic life from traveling through
the watershed’s stream network.
The East Branch Dam was constructed in 1933 to impound water for swimming at a
YMCA camp. The dam is roughly 6 feet high by 40 feet wide and made of concrete.
Over the years, the area behind the dam filled with sediment and now provides no
recreation or other essential purpose.
The dams in Euclid Creek range from small dams built in the old mill days to others built
as part of roadway improvement projects in the 1960’s. Removing or modifying the
remaining dams in Euclid Creek will improve fish migration and the number of species
traveling from Lake Erie throughout the upper watershed, which will in turn increase
recreational fishing opportunities.
The construction team has installed a stream by-pass pump to reroute the stream
around the dam area so the crew can work in dry conditions. Large rocks will be
installed in the stream to direct stream flow away from the Highland Road bridge
footers, and the rocks will slow down the water and provide places for fish to spawn and
hide. Once the rocks are in place the dam will be removed before the end of the year.
The final step is to revegetate the areas disturbed during construction with native plants
in the Spring.
The project cost is $526,585, of which $145,000 was for design and engineering through
Burgess and Niple, and $381,585 for construction through Great Lakes Construction.
Funding is provided by the following sources: ODNR, Division of Wildlife; ODNR, Division
of Wildlife through USFWS; Ohio EPA, Water Resource Restoration Sponsor Program
(WRRSP); Ohio EPA 319 Program; US Fish & Wildlife Service, Midwest Region, Fish
Passage Program; a Federal contract with the Cleveland Metroparks; the Northeast Ohio
Regional Sewer District providing in-kind by acting as the Construction Management
Entity; and the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District providing in-kind staff
time to pursue and manage the grants and public outreach. This project could not have
happened without strong partnerships with the City of Euclid, Northeast Ohio Regional
Sewer District, Cuyahoga County Engineer, Cleveland Metroparks, Ohio EPA, Friends of
Euclid Creek and the Euclid Creek Watershed Council.
Once the project is complete, a celebration will be held to mark this historic first dam
removal project in the watershed. Please keep updated on the project and the Spring
Dam Removal Celebration at the following website:
http://www.cuyahogaswcd.org/EuclidCreekFiles/EC_EastBranchDamRemoval.htm.
For more information, call or email Euclid Creek Watershed Coordinator Claire Posius at 216-
524-6580 x16 or cposius@cuyahogaswcd.org.
Euclid Creek Watershed Work Sessions
What will the creek look like
in the future?
Join in and provide input on the Euclid
Creek Watershed Plan recommendations
for protection, restoration and management of water and
land resources for the future and the application of the
Cuyahoga County Greenspace Plan. The Euclid Creek Watershed
encompasses all or portions of the communities of Beachwood,
Euclid, South Euclid, Cleveland, Highland Heights, Richmond
Heights, Lyndhurst, Mayfield Heights, Mayfield Village,
Willoughby Hills and Pepper Pike.
This meeting is provided in partnership with the
Euclid Creek Watershed Council, Friends of Euclid Creek,
Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District, the
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission and the Ohio Environmental
Protection Agency.
For more information contact Claire Posius, Euclid Creek Watershed Coordinator at Cuyahoga
Soil & Water Conservation
District, (216) 524-6580.
Claire Posius
Euclid Creek Watershed
Coordinator Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District
6100
W. Canal Road
Valley View, OH 44125
csposius@cuyahogawcd.org
(216) 524-6580, Ext
16
www.cuyahogaswcd.org
Cuyahoga County Preliminary Flood Maps
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently
updated the Cuyahoga County flood hazard maps. These maps
are important tools used in the effort to protect lives and
properties in the City of Beachwood. By showing the extent
to which areas of our community and individual proprieties
are at risk for flooding, the flood maps help business owners
and residents make more informed decisions about personal
safety and financially protecting their property.
If your property is impacted by the map update, you should
have been notified by separate letter by the City of Beachwood.
Impacted properties include properties that were identified
previously in a flood hazard area and have been removed
and properties that were not previously in a flood hazard
area and now have been identified.
For additional information see the following:
Please contact our Staff Engineer, Thomas S. Kreczko, at
(216) 292-1924 with any questions.
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