Western Kentucky University

Infrastructure Development

 reconstructing drainage basin

 

Reconstruction of Drainage Channel

new channel around tree constructed away from property owners yard 

 

 

 

 

 

J hook 

 

 

 

 

Rock dam

 

 

 

 

 

New Injection Well

Basin, dam and channel

 

 

 

 

old culvert drainage at Glen Lily Road
Construction began with the drainage culvert at Glen Lily Rd, August 2012. To the left of the tree is where the water flowed through a property owner's backyard.

 

new drainage from culvert
The new channel has been redirected to go around the tree and the old channel going through the property owners backyard has been filled with soil.


equipment at work cutting a new channelCutting the new drainage channel.

rock removal
Twenty-four hundred tons of rock was removed from the channel and basin. The basin was refilled with a thick layer of gravel, soil and mulch to improve the drainage.


Old Injection Well
Three old injection wells were replaced with two new injection wells.
 Last Modified 2/21/13