It is proposed to move approximately Edgecomb Creek from its existing ditched conditions flowing through agricultural lands, to a newly formed 325+ foot wide floodplain and riparian floodplain forest to the east of its existing alignment. The rationale for moving the stream is that the entire upper to lower basin of the stream has been zoned light-industrial with an anticipated future build-out at 75-85% imperviousness. If left in place, the stream would be afforded 100 foot set-backs on a parcel-by-parcel basis with no opportunity or incentive for property owners to repair upland buffers or create floodplain storage along the creek alignment. The City’s intent, by taking the initiative with this realignment project, is to address watershed-scale improvements to Edgecomb Creek, restoring a floodplain, creating an opportunity for an appropriate channel migration zone, and establishing a range of habitat types that can be permanently protected in a contiguous area located between the proposed high intensity development and the RR grade to the east. The intent to realign a portion of the Hayho channel is to restore connectivity between the stream and a floodplain on City owned property, where the stream can be put into close proximity with a complex forest community and create wetlands and shading in the riparian zone. This will allow Hayho to be removed from direct contact with an active sod farming practice along its current eastern boundary in the mid-basin reach.