2023 - Lauridsen Skatepark Parking Lot - Des Moines

Project Partners

• City of Des Moines

• Polk County Board of Supervisors

• City of Des Moines Parks and Recreation

• Iowa Water Trails (ICON)

  
  

  
  

  
  

Grant award: $103,500 - WQI  

Total project: $2,652,750

Applicant/Partner Contributions: : $2,550,000

Description
A new parking lot with permeable pavers has been built along the Des Moines River to serve the users of the Des Moines Riverwalk, the Riverwalk Dog Park, and Lauridsen Skatepark. This lot provides parking access to these areas, while infiltrating stormwater instead of discharging straight to the Des Moines River. The lot also includes a bioretention cell on its northeast side where stormwater is intercepted and infiltrated through amended soil and subsurface aggregate. Before it reaches the Des Moines River. This project is an excellent example of how stormwater management can be an amenity to the community. The project was made possible through strong local, county and state partnerships.

The project was completed in October 2024.

Practices

• Bio-retention cell

• Permeable pavers