The Beacon

Our team served as the civil engineering lead on this effort which included multiple project partners for two mixed-use buildings, a 40,000 SF outdoor plaza, underground parking, additional public parking, and event space in Downtown Grand Forks. We completed all land surveying and civil engineering components, including site design, stormwater pond design, underground utility design, and parking and access design. City stormwater regulations require site redevelopment to follow the City’s Stormwater Policy. The policy required post-development release rates be at or lower than pre-development rates and stormwater treatment in concurrence with the State’s MS4 Municipal Stormwater Permit. The site was also designed so that structures would not be inundated during the 100-year rainfall event. These requirements are being met through utilization of a “dry” detention pond and hydrodynamic treatment separators.

Burian & Associates completed a stormwater model utilizing “HydroCAD,” stormwater piping, and pond grading design. A stormwater management plan was developed to model and map the stormwater flows for the pre-development and post-development conditions. In conjunction with the project, Burian & Associates assisted the City of Grand Forks with the relocation of a 16-inch watermain that originally transversed the site.