Cape Fear Creek Week UNCW Stormwater Tour

(Cancelled) was Monday, March 16th, 2026 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm (ET)
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Join us for a behind‑the‑scenes tour of UNCW’s innovative stormwater control measures during Cape Fear Creek Week. We will explore rain gardens, permeable pavement systems, and other sustainable features that reduce runoff and support healthier waterways.
Since 2019, UNCW Sustainability has partnered with the City of Wilmington's Heal Our Waterways and NC Coastal Federation to implement nine stormwater control retrofit projects across campus, which include rain gardens, pervious parking stalls, and a permeable paver access road. Using the NC Division of Water Resources' EPA Section 319 Water Quality grant monies, these projects target nonpoint source pollution in the Bradley Creek Watershed in support of the Bradley & Hewlett's Creek Watershed Protection Plan. To date, these projects successfully treat approximately 630,000 gallons of stormwater every time it rains and keeps that pollution out of Bradley Creek. 
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