Category: Government

Williams Creek Management provided construction services for approximately 1,800 linear feet of riparian corridor restoration in Alton, Illinois. The project site is located within an existing municipal golf course with a highly urbanized watershed. The purpose of the project was to restore and enhance a highly eroded stream that had experienced severe downcutting, creating bank […]

The City of Columbus Metro Parks developed portages along the 8.6 mile Olentangy River Water Trail providing additional recreational access to City residents wishing to traverse the Olentangy River by canoe or kayak. Four launch sites and several boat portage trails were developed to allow boaters to traverse around lowhead dams in a safe manner. […]

Buckeye Lake is one of several reservoirs in Ohio that suffers from severe degradation in water quality. The 3,173 acre lake is operated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Recreation and is home to Ohio’s oldest state park and residential development along most of the lake’s shoreline. Williams Creek Management […]

With increasing awareness of the valuable role prairies and savannahs play in the natural world, prairie and savannah communities throughout the Midwest are being identified, protected, and restored. People restore and maintain prairies and savannahs for many reasons, including weed management, reduced runoff, soil erosion control, wildlife habitats, and aesthetic appeal. Prairies in North America […]

The City of Westfield Parks Department utilized land from an approximately 2-acre wetland mitigation site as a passive wetland park. Williams Creek Management provided design/build services for the park, which was developed with the intent of natural flood control and water quality improvement for Cool Creek. The project was privately funded by a local developer […]

Since 2016, Williams Creek has partnered with MSDGC to perform maintenance and inspection services at up to 15 Green Infrastructure (GI) sites including debris and invasive plant removal, erosion control and repair, stormwater structure cleaning, mulching and plant replacement activities. Follow-up inspection activities have also included infiltration testing, sediment removal plan development and implementation, re-planting […]

Ravina Park is located in a residential neighborhood on the southeast side of South Bend. Running directly through the park is Bowman Creek, which had been the victim of decades of neglect. We partnered with the City of South Bend and local neighborhood groups to transform this once-forgotten waterway into a valuable and publicly accessible […]

The City of Fishers has installed Green Infrastructure (GI) throughout the community to manage stormwater, improve water quality, provide beautification, and illustrate their commitment to sustainability. The Water Quality Division of the City’s Department of Public Works manages and maintains these sites, which include Best Management Practices (BMPs) in residential neighborhoods and swales along a […]

The City of Lafayette, as part of its long term control plan for water quality, tackled a variety of stormwater management challenges through several different projects in the Durkees Run watershed. Williams Creek provided a variety of services on two of these projects - Durkees Run Streambank Stabilization and Durkees Run Stormwater Park. Both projects […]

The City of Westfield, Indiana is a suburban Indianapolis community placing a large emphasis on quality of life improvements through recreational facilities for residents, which also attract visitors. Grassy Branch Creek is a waterway which runs through the city and is a highlight of Grand Junction Park, a six acre recreational amenity primed to become […]