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Preliminary storm drainage investigations and emergency remedial measures by Lennert and Associates

A growing concern for the environment causes myriad issues to surface such that
whole communities take interest in how mitigation is employed to solve problems. Not to
be overlooked are the methods utilized for urban stream control and restoration.
Previously, organizations such as the Army Corps of Engineers, the sole government
agency responsible for installing flood control measures, solved the problem of urban
stream restoration and bank stabilization by creating structures to prevent floods and bank
failures: high-tech solutions. Consequently, concrete walls...

Strawberry Creek represents one of eight Berkeley creeks flowing between the Coast Range and San Francisco Bay. Both the South Fork and most of the North Fork of the Creek flow in open channels through the main campus. In the 2.4 miles between the Bay and the UC Berkeley campus, the Creek is mostly contained in culverts. In the campus reach, Strawberry Creek provides numerous benefits. In addition to its functional role of providing drainage and flood conveyance, it serves as valuable riparian and wildlife habitat, and provides for visual, educational, and recreational activities. These...

On December 10, 2011 an equipment failure on a diesel tank in the basement of Stanley Hall on the University of California, Berkeley campus resulted in spill of 1,650 gallons of diesel fuel. Clean-up crews recovered 799 gallons of diesel from the Stanley Hall basement. The spill released approximately 850 gallons of diesel to the environment through a culvert that discharges to the adjacent North Fork Strawberry Creek. Oil spill response teams recovered approximately 187 gallons of diesel from the creek and surrounding environment. Active clean-up efforts in Strawberry Creek were concluded...