2016-17 DROPS Grant-Funded Engineering Project at
La Costa Heights: Parking Lot
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Student interns at La Costa Heights studied the stormwater runoff on their campus and noticed oil and grease from the parking lot draining directly into the storm drain. The interns proposed a structural Best Management Practice to use a bioretention basin to filter runoff before it leave the campus. With the help of the DROPS award from the California Water Board, the school district approved construction of this BMP which was completed in May 2017.
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October 2016 - Survey
ATC 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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January 2017 - Plant Selection
Interns met with a Landscape Architect to select appropriate plants for their new bioswale conditions.
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January 2017 - Walk Through
Interns met with contractors bidding on the project and the Purchasing Supervisor for EUSD.
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January 2017 - Final Plan Review
Interns conduct a final plan review with the engineer.
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February 2017 - Bid Opening
With the help of the District's Purchasing Department, interns open contractor bids and award the project.
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April 2017- Construction
While the rest of the school is away on Spring Break, interns oversee the construction in the parking lot on their school campus.
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