Partnering for Water Quality
The area’s first denitrifying bioreactor is now in full operation in the central part of Defiance County withconstruction taking place in August 2022. The selected site is in MarkTownship,...
Riparian Restoration Project
The City of Defiance has received a grant from Ohio Lake Erie Commission Funding to assess the riverbank along the Maumee River for riparian restoration efforts, which could include...
Lake Erie Urban Waters Tree Planting Project
Photo Above: Green icons show where trees are planned for fall planting at Eastside Park. Species selected for this project include: Ivory Pillar Lilac, Sienna Glen Maple, Frontier Elm,...
Restoring Wetlands, Improving Water Quality
The City of Defiance, through the H2Ohio program, will establish a wetland to improve water quality in the Maumee River Watershed.Wetlands reduce phosphorus runoff and offer additional environmental benefits...
Upper Maumee Smart Watershed Pilot
Collecting and Sharing Real-Time Data for Source Water Protection The City of Defiance obtained funding through a Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) mini-grant to provide installation of real-time sensors...
Residential Stormwater Management
While the City of Defiance has worked for many years, at great expense, to separate and replace sewer lines, there are still several combined sewers throughout our community. Combined...
Riverfront Improvements
Project Update October 2018 – Riparian Buffers and Biodiversity at Pontiac Park: Our Autumn 2018 issue of Land to Lake magazine highlights some of the work completed along the...
Diehl Park
It is normal for major construction to spark curiosity! The endeavor at Diehl Park has been no different – and for good reasons, this type of work has not...
Silva Cells at Diehl Park
Beneath the surface of the east parking lot at Diehl Park, Silva Cells aid in stormwater management. Silva Cells Are modular plastic frames designed to support traffic loads, allowing...
Penney Nature Center
Work has been completed and continues at the Penney Nature Center to develop a 20-acre, forested wetland complex. To this end, many thousands of trees have been planted over...