2024 - Feldhan Park/Mud Creek Storm Water Quality and Wetland Initiative - Durant

NEED NEW PHOTO & CAPTION

NEED NEW PHOTO & CAPTION

 

Project Partners

  • MSA Engineering

  • Lower Cedar Watershed Management AuthoritY

  • Durant Park Board

  • Durant Community Visioning Committee

  • Limestone Bluffs Resource Conservation and Development

  • Iowa Homeland Security/Emergency Management

  • National League of Cities

  • East Central Intergovernmental Association

  • Durant Sewer/Water Operator

  • Cedar County Economic Development Commission

  • Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation

  • Scott, Cedar, &Muscatine County BoardS of Supervisors

  • participating adjacent landowners

  • local farmers

Grant award: $496,559 - WQI  

Total project: $993,118      

Applicant/Partner Contributions: : $496,559

Summary
A vegetated swale captures and filters stormwater from a new development area of Durant and conveys the water to a stormwater wetland in Feldhan Park. These practices reduce sediment and nutrients from being released to Mud Creek which is on the state impaired water list. Feldhan Park offers an opportunity for community residents to observe how these practices function and improve water quality.

Description
The city of Durant lies in three counties: Cedar, Muscatine, and Scott. This project was identified as a priority during public meetings held through Iowa Living Roadways Community Visioning. Stormwater management, water quality, source water protection, and flood protection are also all identified in Durant’s Comprehensive and Hazard Mitigation plan. 

The goal is to take the pressure off Mud Creek which floods frequently and has impaired water quality and provide wildlife habitat.  The wetland addresses the entire unified sizing criteria providing water quality, channel and flooding protection. The drainage area is 27 acres. Stormwater runoff flows off agricultural land and residential developments into the pre-treatment swale and sediment forebay before entering the stormwater wetland. Water discharges from the wetland into grassed swales before making its way into Mud Creek.

Signage and educational programming with the local schools is planned.    

Project Status
Completed (Feb. 2026)

Practices
900 linear foot pre-treatment vegetated swale; one sediment pre-treatment forebay; 1.8-acre stormwater wetland; 0.6 acres of native seeding; and over 15,000 live wetland plugs.