Wrwc proposes to work with project partners at the city of providence department of planning and development (planning) and the rhode island department of transportation environmental division (ridot)…

The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC) was awarded a $833,105 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129). The funding will support the completion of final designs, permitting, and construction for several nature-based stormwater capture and treatment, active transportation, and recreational infrastructure projects along the Woonasquatucket River Greenway in Providence, RI. Key project components include:

Construction of a 1-mile Greenway segment with stormwater management and active transportation improvements, creation of a stormwater park with underground structures to support new trees, and installation of nature-based stormwater infrastructure along the Greenway. WRWC's frontline resident leader group "Campeones" and river stewardship "River Rangers" team will be actively engaged in the design, construction, and long-term maintenance of the project elements. No subawards are included as part of this Cooperative Agreement.

Wrwc proposes to work with project partners at the city of providence department of planning and development (planning) and the rhode island department of transportation environmental division (ridot) to complete design, permitting and construction of nature-based stormwater capture and treatment, active transportation, and recreational infrastructure along the woonasquatucket river greenway (greenway). Wrwc's advanced frontline resident leader group - campeones, and wrwc's river and greenway stewardship team - river rangers, will work side-by-side with design consultants and construction contractors to understand, install, establish and assure long-term effective function of the landscape and stormwater capture and treatment components at the three project sites. Wrwc's civil engineer will provide guidance and oversight to the campeones and river ranger teams throughout the project.activities:1. Complete final designs for bath street park and desoto street nature-based stormwater capture and treatment system. 2. Develop construction services agreement for promenade street and kinsley avenue greenway. 3. Permitting (if required) for bath street park and desoto street nature-based stormwater system. 4. Construction of promenade street and kinsley avenue greenway 5. Final design and bid package development for bath street park and desoto street nature-based stormwater capture and treatment system. 6. Bath and desoto bid solicitation and contractor selection. 7. Construction of bath and desoto projects 8. Establishment and plant replacement as needed for all three projects, monthly checks to assure proper function of systems 9. Monthly project check-INS 10. Monthly campeones classroom training to assure understanding of project progress and status and to develop future project ideas 11. Technology transfer: a. Project presentation at regional or national conference and b. Educational signage 12. Project reportingsubrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:#61692; construction of the one-mile promenade street and kinsley avenue greenway creates publicly accessible active transportation and recreational greenspace along one of the most industrialized, urbanized section of woonasquatucket river floodplain roadways. This new section of greenway will include nature-based stormwater capture and treatment infrastructure installed as designed to improve water and habitat quality and reduce peakflow and flooding along this section river. IT will also create a safe, separated active transportation route between olneyville, the woonasquatucket river watershed with the greatest economic and environmental justice need to downtown providence. #61692; creation of the bath street pocket stormwater park provides additional greenspace along the promenade street and kinsley avenue greenway and incorporates innovative stormwater treatment by directing parking lot runoff to underground structures build to support park trees that prevent compaction and allow maximum growth and stormwater uptake. Bath street park will also provide a food truck access for the park and neighborhood, helping to make the greenway a destination. #61692; installation of nature-based stormwater capture and treatment infrastructure at desoto street gateway to the gotham greens section of the greenway improves water and habitat quality, reduces flooding, and prevents erosion along this section of roadway, river and greenway. #61692; resident and green job training and long-term maintenance and stewardship will be built into this project. Wrwc's long-term river, greenway and nature-based stormwater stewards are integral to the design and construction of all project nature-based stormwater and green space infrastructure. The wrwc campeones and river ranger teams will help construct, establish and maintain all green project components. Inte