2017-18 DROPS Grant-Funded Engineering Project at
Mission Estancia
Student interns at Mission Estancia studied the stormwater runoff on their campus and noticed a high level of pollutants near the lunch tables and the field draining directly into the storm drain. Students proposed a structural Best Management Practice to use a bioswale to filter runoff before it leave the campus. With the help of the DROPS grant, the school district approved construction of this BMP which will begin construction in April 2018.
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November 2017 - SurveyATC Design Group brought their survey equipment on site for the interns to explore. They reviewed the topographic map they created of the school site.
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December 2017 - Plant SelectionInterns met with a Landscape Architect to select appropriate plants for their new bioswale conditions.
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January 2018 - Walk ThroughInterns met with contractors bidding on the project and the Purchasing Supervisor for EUSD.
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February 2017 - Bid OpeningWith the help of the District's Purchasing Department, interns open contractor bids and award the project.
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March 2018 - GroundbreakingThe interns shared the details of the project they have been supervising to a crowd of community members, school board members and peers at a groundbreaking ceremony at the site.
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April 2018 - ConstructionDuring construction, SWPPP interns visited the site to review status of the project and compare it to the plans.
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