Unabridged Architecture, University of Southern Mississippi, Compton Engineering, Dewberry, Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain
Year
2020
Awards
Beach Outfalls
A living shoreline to improve public health
Local collaborated with Unabridged Architecture to develop an eco-restoration solution to improve water quality on the Mississippi River.
Client
State of Mississippi DEQ
Size
12 acres
Program
Coastal Masterplan
Collaborators
Unabridged Architecture, University of Southern Mississippi, Compton Engineering, Dewberry, Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain
Year
2020
Awards
The project proposes to replace an existing stormwater outfall with a Living Shoreline, restoring the emergent condition of a tidal creek.
The project proposes to replace an existing stormwater outfall with a Living Shoreline, restoring the emergent condition of a tidal creek.
The project proposes to replace an existing stormwater outfall with a Living Shoreline, restoring the emergent condition of a tidal creek.
The project proposes to replace an existing stormwater outfall with a Living Shoreline, restoring the emergent condition of a tidal creek.
The Living Shoreline uses the natural morphology and habitats of the coastal beach environment to filter runoff through a modified sandy-bottom tidal creek estuary.
The Living Shoreline uses the natural morphology and habitats of the coastal beach environment to filter runoff through a modified sandy-bottom tidal creek estuary.
The Living Shoreline uses the natural morphology and habitats of the coastal beach environment to filter runoff through a modified sandy-bottom tidal creek estuary.
The Living Shoreline uses the natural morphology and habitats of the coastal beach environment to filter runoff through a modified sandy-bottom tidal creek estuary.
Water flow is directed through intertidal and dune plant communities that filter the combined sewer outflows. These habitats increase ecological diversity for native bird and intertidal species.
Water flow is directed through intertidal and dune plant communities that filter the combined sewer outflows. These habitats increase ecological diversity for native bird and intertidal species.
Water flow is directed through intertidal and dune plant communities that filter the combined sewer outflows. These habitats increase ecological diversity for native bird and intertidal species.
Water flow is directed through intertidal and dune plant communities that filter the combined sewer outflows. These habitats increase ecological diversity for native bird and intertidal species.
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The site’s proximity to a popular recreational beach makes it a prime spot to demonstrate the value of green infrastructure to public health.
The site’s proximity to a popular recreational beach makes it a prime spot to demonstrate the value of green infrastructure to public health.
The site’s proximity to a popular recreational beach makes it a prime spot to demonstrate the value of green infrastructure to public health.
The site’s proximity to a popular recreational beach makes it a prime spot to demonstrate the value of green infrastructure to public health.
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