November 26, 2007 :: No. 110
| What: |
A presentation by Cal State Fullerton students of their
proposed design for the Santa Ana River Parkway will
be made Wednesday at the district office of state Sen.
Lou Correa. The design, which Correa requested of a number
of universities, had to consider floods, irrigation,
rights of way, cost and beautification issues. Another
design requirement was to address the safety of those
using the parkway, including incorporating ways to discourage
loitering in the river bottom and under bridges. The
project area is from just south of the Garden Grove Freeway
(22) to the ocean at Huntington Beach. Although a number
of universities started the design process, Cal State
Fullerton was the only one to complete the project. |
| When: |
4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 |
| Where: |
State Sen. Lou Correa’s district office
2323 N. Broadway, Santa Ana |
| Who: |
Students Gabriel Mahoney, Jeffrey Nikolas and Justin
Smeets, under the guidance of Prasada Rao, assistant
professor of civil and environmental engineering, developed
the design. |
| Additional: |
The CSUF plan, developed under the guidance of Prasada
Rao, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering,
would restore riparian habitats and re-establish or enhance
wetlands in the Newport Beach and Huntington Beach areas.
It also would affect the Golden Loop Trailhead, River
Park, Fairview Park — now littered with trash — and
Talbert South areas. Per the proposal, re-establishment
of riparian habitats would help to reduce pollution and
uncontrolled runoff and would help to recharge groundwater
with clean water. The proposal also notes that nearly
all runoff is now diverted to the concrete-lined channels
of the Santa Ana River, but much could be diverted to
natural flow channels, such as at Fairview Park, which
would not only help control flooding and sedimentation,
but would provide more recreational opportunities. |
| Media Contacts: |
Prasada Rao, CSUF Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department, 657-278-3525 or mprasadarao@fullerton.edu
Russ L. Hudson, CSUF Public Affairs, 657-278-4007
or rhudson@fullerton.edu |
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