Excellence on the Waterfront Honor Award for the Bee Branch Creek Restoration ProjectCopyrighted
November 1, 2021
City of Dubuque Action Items # 9.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Excellence on the Waterfront Honor Award forthe Bee Branch Creek
Restoration Project
SUMMARY: City Manager transmitting that the City of Dubuque received a 2021
Excellence on the Waterfront Honor Award from The Waterfront Center
for the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project.
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City Receives Excellence on the Waterfront Honor Supporting Documentation
Award for Bee Branch
October 27, 2021 - For Immediate Release
City Receives Excellence on the Waterfront Honor Award for
the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project
DUBUQUE, Iowa — The City of Dubuque received a 2021 Excellence on the Waterfront
Honor Award from The Waterfront Center for the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project.
City of Dubuque Civil Engineer Deron Muehring and Project Manager Steve Sampson -
Brown accepted the award during a virtual event on October 26.
Dubuque was one of eight award winners from across the world including projects in
Canada, The United Kingdom, China, India, and U.S. cities including Juneau, Seattle, and
Lewis County, Washington. An interdisciplinary jury of professional planners, designers, city
officials, and community, business, and development representatives determined the
awards using criteria such as sensitivity of the design to water, quality and harmony of
design, civic contribution, environmental values, overall cultural richness of the community,
and degree of difficulty.
The Bee Branch Creek Restoration involved replacing one mile of storm sewer with a creek
and floodplain that resembles the one that traversed the area approximately 100 years ago.
This "daylighting" of the buried Bee Branch Creek allows stormwater from flash floods to
safely move through the area without flooding adjacent properties. The greenway includes
amenities such as a multi -use trail, scenic overlooks, an outdoor amphitheater, benches,
lighting, and rest areas. The Bee Branch Creek Restoration is one of several infrastructure
improvements the City of Dubuque is making as part of the overall Bee Branch Watershed
Flood Mitigation Project to address severe and frequent flash flooding in the Bee Branch
Watershed.
In 1987 the Waterfront Center began the "Excellence on the Waterfront Awards Program,"
initiated with grants from the National Endowment for the Arts Design Arts Program and the
National Marine Manufacturers Association, to recognize top-quality planning, design, and
development work from around the world.
Founded in 1981, The Waterfront Center is a non-profit organization working to assist
waterfront communities make the wisest long-term use of their urban waterfront resources.
Based in Washington D.C. and consisting of members throughout the world, the Center
uses workshops, community consultations, conferences, awards programs, and
publications to help communities understand how their waterfront resources can contribute
to community economic, social, recreational, and aesthetic vitality.
To learn more about the Bee Branch Watershed Flood Mitigation Project, visit
www.citvofdubugue.org/beebranch. For more information on The Waterfront Center, visit
www.waterfrontcenter.org.