EMH&T recently joined The Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Allen County for the official ribbon cutting event of the Baughman Wetland Project. This project is part of H2Ohio, which is a comprehensive water quality initiative that is working to strategically address serious water issues that have been building in Ohio for decades.
EMH&T served as a design consultant for the improvements, which include planting native vegetation, stormwater detention basins, and the creation of 3 main wetlands areas. These improvements will help reduce area flooding that has affected surrounding roads, neighborhoods, and commercial property over the past 30 years.
?? Another H2Ohio Dream Comes True ??
? The H2Ohio restoration project at the Baughman wetland in Lima has been completed! The project restored 19 acres of wetlands, which will filter sediment and nutrients from the water before it flows into the Maumee River Watershed.
?? The newly completed wetland will also address significant flooding issues that previously impacted nearby neighborhoods. Reducing nutrient and sediment loads in the Maumee River Watershed is critical to addressing harmful algal blooms in the Western Lake Erie Basin.