DWMs Contribution to the Beltline Project

DWM is providing up to $30 million to build a stormwater detention pond near City Hall East in the Old Fourth Ward Section of the City. DWM had originally planned a $40 million extension of the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Storage tunnel but determined that the detention pond would be less expensive and would address additional combined sewer capacity needs in the area.

The Department received permission from its bondholders and the approval of the City Council for the project. The DWM funding will pay for design and construction of the stormwater detention pond.