On October 21, 2024, the City of Santa Ana Public Works Agency received a 2024 Project of the Year Award from the California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) for the King Street Urban Greening Project. The award from CASQA recognizes projects that exemplify sustainable stormwater management.
The Project features two Bioretention Basins and an Underground Stormwater Infiltration System, which capture up to 16,000 cubic-feet of stormwater during a storm and infiltrate it back into the ground. Stormwater infiltration provides multiple benefits to the environment, including improving water quality, enhancing local water supplies, and reducing flooding. The Project also includes a pervious concrete bicycle path, a pedestrian path, new landscaping, signage, lighting, benches, waste receptacles, community art mural, Artesia Pilar Neighborhood sign, and utility box art. The City received a $1.5 million grant for the Project from the Caltrans California Local Grant Program.
The Project also received a 2024 Top Project Award from Stormwater Solutions Magazine. To view the article and video interview, please visit Greening project turns unused land into community space and 2024 Top Projects | City of Santa Ana King Street Urban Greening Project.
Congratulations to the Public Works Agency on receiving this well-deserved award! To learn more about the City’s stormwater program, please visit https://www.santa-ana.org/stormwater-management
