Richard Barry Park Artificial Turf Field Due Diligence
Richard Barry Park exists within the Mountain Island Lake Critical Area Drinking Watershed. As a result, there are stringent limits on Built Upon Area (BUA). When the Town wanted to convert four of the existing natural turf soccer fields to synthetic turf fields it was determined the typical design for synthetic turf fields would not work within the stringent BUA limits. As a result, the Town turned to Dewberry to evaluate options. Dewberry worked closely with the Town staff and local stormwater administrators
to explore options to allow the Town to convert the four fields to synthetic turf. After working with a geotechnical engineer, Dewberry determined that using the fields for detention and infiltration of stormwater runoff beneath the fields would allow the Town to convert the fields to synthetic turf as desired while still working within the BUA limits of the drinking watershed. Dewberry completed the due diligence report for the conversion of the natural turf fields to synthetic turf fields at Richard Barry Park in the Town of Huntersville, NC. Once the concept for conversion of the fields from natural to synthetic turf was validated, Dewberry began assisting the Town with a subsurface soils investigation to validate a percolation rate for infiltration of storm water.

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Richard Barry Park Artificial Turf Fields
Dewberry completed design and permitting to convert four natural turf fields to synthetic turf fields at Richard Barry Park. The project includes storing and infiltrating the 1-inch water quality runoff volume in the stone base of the turf to exempt the fields from being considered built upon area and allow for future improvements. The innovative design of these fields allows for more than 3-acres of additional impervious area to be constructed on the site in the future. Construction documents for the synthetic fields were completed in the first quarter of 2020. The project was completed in the fall 2020, and as a much-needed improvement to the park, has already seen significant use since the fields opened.
Richard Barry Park Rain Garden Renovation
Additionally, the Town recently contracted with Dewberry due to maintenance concerns regarding the existing rain gardens at Richard Barry Park. The current existing mulched rain gardens are maintenance intensive, and during heavy storm events the mulch typically washes out, and overflows onto the surrounding asphalt parking lot. In order to remedy this situation Dewberry developed plans to convert the surface of the sand filters to sod, while maintaining the existing trees. Plans
are currently in review, and construction is anticipated to be complete summer of 2021.


The upcoming Stormwater and Erosion Control Issue of Landscape Architect and Specifier News saw many firms submit their projects for feature consideration. This project was not chosen for a Feature in the issue, but we at LandscapeArchitect.com thought the project deserved to be showcased online . . .

Planning: Skip Notte | James Lott
Design: Tristan McMannis| James Lott | Dan Verrico
Construction Engineering/ Inspection: Tristan McMannis | Dan Verrico