Stormwater Managementat Honey Creek Resort Park

Donna LutzSteve Jones

Concept:Iowa’s First Destination Resort Park• Lodge

108 rooms, conference center, restaurant, indoor water park

• 18-hole golf course•28 family & group cabins•RV campground•Boat Ramp, Boat Docks•Beach•Day use area, paved/unpaved trails•Ped Bridge to exisiting park

Lodge Complex$19 million project

Lodge opened Sep 19, 2008

Cabins available June 2009

Pedestrian Bridge 2010?

HCRP is intended to exemplify a sustainable approach to development, by protecting the natural environment of both the site itself and the neighboring Rathbun Lake. To meet this goal both water quality monitoring and stormwater management must be part of the development plans.

Water Quality Monitoring

Stormwater Management & Design

Before, During Constructionand Not Quite Done

Boat ramp and RV Park

Lodge Construction

Water Quality MonitoringGoal : To protect Rathbun Lake from

contaminants due to construction activities at HCRP

Work Plan:• Baseline monitoring • Construction monitoring • Post-construction / Operational

monitoring??Components:

Lake (near shore and offshore)Surface and integrated depth samples

Stormwater inputsStatic/first flush and automated samplers

HCRP WQ Monitoring Sites

Monitoring ProtocolStorm Events

First flush samples with static samplers at many locations

Automatic sampling at prime location for 12 -24 hours

Parameters- Solids (total, suspended

and volatile) Turbidity, pH and

Conductivity

In –lake SamplingNear shore

locationsDepth integrated

samples for solids and nutrients

Depth profiles (YSI) for temp, DO, conductivity

Other parameters - BTEX, pesticides,

nutrients, metals

Static stormwater samplers

Site nearest Lodge Construction

In-stream sampling for BTEX

Automated stormwater sampling

Automated stormwater sampling

Most important aspect:Communication to Steve aboutmonitoring results and site inspections