The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) sought to eliminate threats of erosion to public and private property, enhance water quality and habitat, improve stream function and address flood concerns along a portion of the stream corridor located within a highly urbanized area near Cleveland. To complete those objectives, NEORSD partnered with GPD to develop a comprehensive solution. 

GPD designed a program for 6,500 linear feet of stream restoration. The project involved raising grade through various parts of the stream, creation and attachment to floodplain benches, steep bank stabilization, slope stability at the existing landfill and removal of a deteriorating Ohio Department of Transportation structure supporting adjacent Interstate 480.

The majority of construction was completed in fall 2024, with final plantings installed in spring 2025. NEORSD has already initiated stream monitoring, and as of July 2025, six previously undocumented fish species have been identified within the project reach. With the removal of the concrete flume—originally constructed during the development of I-480 and a long-standing barrier to fish passage along West Creek—additional aquatic species are expected to migrate upstream beyond the project area.