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2017-18 DROPS Grant-Funded Engineering Project at

Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary

Student interns at Olivenhain Pioneer studied the stormwater runoff on their campus and noticed oil and grease from the parking lot draining directly into the storm drain. Students 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 grant, the school district approved construction of this BMP which will begin construction in April 2017.  
Project plans at OPE
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Support Documents

  • Preliminary Plan
  • Project Poster

November 2017 - Survey

A student peers through topographic measuring equipment with the help of a survey team
ATC Design Group brought their survey equipment on site for the interns to explore. They reviewed the topographic map of the school site with the interns to study how water flows on the campus. 

January 2018 - Plant Selection

SWPPP interns meet with a civil engineer and landscape architect to review plant selections
Interns met with a Landscape Architect to select plants suited for the conditions of the bioswale.

February 2018 - Contractor Walk

SWPPP interns meet with a civil engineer and landscape architect to review plant selections
Interns brought the contractors bidding on the project and the Purchasing Supervisor for EUSD to the site to better understand the scope of the work.

February 2018 - Bid Opening

A SWPPP intern opens the bids from contractors and awards the project
The District's Purchasing Supervisor oversees the opening of contractor bids. The contractor with the lowest bid was awarded the contract.

March 2018 - Ribbon Cutting

Groundbreaking event at Mission Estancia
The School Board, parents, media and community members were invited to participate in the ribbon cutting event that coincidentally happened in the rain!

May 2018 - Construction Begins!

SWPPP interns review progress of construction
The District's Purchasing Supervisor oversees the opening of contractor bids. The contractor with the lowest bid was awarded the contract.

Project Complete

Permanent sign installed at site at Olivenhain Pioneer
Bioswale at OPE
Pervious pavement at OPE
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