Liberty Lakes
Liberty Lakes is an 800 unit development that preserves all of the environmentally-sensitive wetlands in the area and creates additional wetlands to store and treat the storm water run-off.
Services Provided
- Site design
- Site storm water detention system
- Off-site sanitary sewer and water main design and construction
Challenges
- Bringing 2 miles of sewer and water service to the development which required easement procurement from private individuals and an FPA change from NIPC and the EPA.
- Developing a regional storm water plan which included a square mile watershed study. Wetland and watershed specialist, Hey & Associates, were instrumental in achieving timely approval.
- Preserving wetlands and working with Krackower & Associates to develop a plan that preserved all wetlands and allowed upland storm water detention.
- Timely construction access permits for Gilmer Road from the Lake County Department of Transportation.