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Project Locations: 
This project aims to restore 11 outfall and stream sites throughout Rock Creek Park. See details for each site on the map below.
Project Overview:
Multiple outfalls draining roadways within Rock Creek Park are causing significant incision and erosion that is degrading water quality downstream. The goal of this project is to stabilize and restore the eroded outfall gullies and receiving streams so that the restored channel can slow and filter the stormwater that flows through them during rain events, thereby restoring natural hydrology, preventing erosion, reducing stormwater pollution, and enhancing and creating wildlife habitat. The Project will also repair, restore, or replace the existing stormwater outfalls to ensure the long-term stability of those structures. Each of the project sites is located in a forested area within Rock Creek Park, so designs will be developed to allow the project to blend into the natural landscape, be stable, sustainable, and have minimal impact on the park.
Project Goals:
- Reduce gully and streambank incision to provide long-term stream stability and downstream water quality benefits
- Create stable stormwater outfalls in the Rock Creek Park
- Reduce stormwater volume and velocity entering the stream channels
- Improve in-stream and riparian habitat conditions
Project Status:
A Request for Proposals (RFP) has been released by DOEE to identify a contractor to conduct the design and environmental compliance activities for the restoration project. The RFP can be found using the link below. Proposals are due on March 24, 2024.
Estimated Project Timeline:
- Design Award – Contractor selection estimated Summer 2024
- Design Phase, Compliance, and Community Meetings – Fall 2024 – Summer 2026
Project Map:
Click here to be directed to the web map for all of the restoration sites.
Photographs and brief descriptions of each site are provided when users click on the sites on the map.
Contact:
For questions or more information, please contact Matt English at [email protected] or (202) 308-0453.