Michigan city sanitary district (MCSD) will construct the adams park stormwater wetland restoration project to create and enhance a total of 9.5 acres in michigan city, in, a lake michigan shoreline…

Michigan city sanitary district (MCSD) will construct the adams park stormwater wetland restoration project to create and enhance a total of 9.5 acres in michigan city, in, a lake michigan shoreline community. Specifically, they will develop a 2.5-acre stormwater treatment wetland, an additional 7 acres of wet/mesic prairie restoration work.activities:specifically, they will develop a 2.5-acre stormwater treatment wetland, an additional 7 acres of wet/mesic prairie restoration work.subrecipient:delta institute will provide project management assistance, and engagement and outreach services for the local area.outcomes:this will result in over 1 million gallons of stormwater runoff captured, stored, and infiltrated per year, adding 413,820 square feet of green infrastructure and planting 105 trees. This will reduce flooding and overflow events in the kintzele ditch watershed that drains directly into lake michigan at central beach within the indiana dunes national park. The communities surrounding michigan city will benefit reduced stormwater runoff, which in turn will improve the water quality in lake michigan.