Storm Water Project at Threadmill Lake

On Friday, July 27, University of Georgia Masters in Landscape Architecture student Rachel Johnson met with Dalton Utilities Senior Vice President of Watershed Services, Mark Marlowe to discuss plans for the revitalization of Threadmill Lake. The dam sustaining Threadmill Lake, which is located within the Brookwood subdivision, was breached in 2004. The lake and dam need to be restored as a part of the proper management of stormwater in the City of Dalton. This stormwater management project is one of two legacy projects that Dalton Utilities inherited when the utility agreed to take over stormwater management responsibilities for the City of Dalton. As a part of the transfer of responsibility for stormwater management to Dalton Utilities, the City agreed to fund the necessary capital for this project and one other legacy project. Having the benefit of a Landscape Architect for preliminary planning of the project is keeping with Dalton Utilities’ goals of making stormwater infrastructure not only functional but aesthetically pleasing and useful to the public for recreation and an enhanced quality of life.

Rachel and Mark discuss the plans for Threadmill Lake.

At the meeting, Johnson and Marlowe discussed the possibility of creating a trail around Threadmill Lake that connects it to Lakeshore Park, Brookwood Park, Brookwood Elementary, and the Al Rollins Baseball Complex.  The two also discussed the feasibility of locating boardwalks, benches, and fishing piers along the lake.

Over the next several weeks, Johnson will make revisions to the proposal.  Those revisions will then be circulated and discussed locally.  Stay tuned for more information!