A nice follow-up to Jeremy Morrison’s Watershed plan article:
The City of Pensacola hasannounces a $5.95 million RESTORE funding award for the Bayou Texar Outfalls Project, which will help improve Bayou Texar water quality through the addition of five underground stormwater treatment units along the bayou.
The underground stormwater treatment units are designed to remove pollutants and prevent them from discharging into Bayou Texar, enhancing the water quality of the bayou and connected waterways.
“This funding is monumental in the City of Pensacola’s ongoing efforts to improve our waterways,” Mayor Grover Robinson said. “We are so grateful to RESTORE, and to our partners at Escambia County who applied for this funding on the city’s behalf. Projects like this will help us ensure that our bayous, bays, creeks and waterways can be restored and protected for generations to come.”
The city has received notice from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection of their intent to award the $5.95 million to the City of Pensacola through RESTORE. The funding award is expected to be finalized following the 30-day public comment period from FDEP, which closes Dec. 16.
The units installed through this project will collect stormwater runoff from approximately 40 acres of densely populated Bayou Texar watershed and trap sediment, trash, oils, greases, and other pollutants inside. This process will lead to cleaner water being discharged into Bayou Texar and Pensacola Bay.
RESTORE funding will include the design and construction of the stormwater treatment units, which will be added at the following locations along Bayou Texar:
Gadsden Street
East Gonzalez Street
West Gonzalez Street
Cove Road
Hyde Park
This project will be managed by the City of Pensacola Public Works and Facilities Department. A project map with additional information is available below.
