“…emerging efforts to address the legacy of contaminated and derelict lands that have been left by past industrial activity.” (Michael Hough, Manufactured Sites, 2001)

As a direct result of the work done on the Feasibility Report for Sutter’s Landing Park, Callander Associates were hired by the City to develop Phase 1 of the master planned improvements for Sutter’s Landing Park. The park’s design is based on the ideas of reclamation, sustainability and use of recycled products. Fitting for a former landfill site.

In conjunction with City staff, Callander Associates coordinated with and reviewed the proposed improvements with the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB), Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), and the Sacramento Local Enforcement Agency (LEA). Since the project was built on the old 28th Street landfill, the regulators had specific requirements for improvements on top of the landfill. Geosynthetic clay liners and a subsurface drainage system were designed under the proposed improvements to keep water from entering the landfill debris. Settlement models were prepared by Treadwell and Rollo Geotechnical Consultants to determine potential landfill debris settlement. Footings and foundations were designed based on the models. Methane gas monitoring was required to detect concentrated levels of the landfill gas that can get trapped in a building.

Phase 1 improvements include a 3 acre dog park, basketball courts, bocce ball courts, river access trail, a restroom and parking lot improvements.

For more information on the park Feasibility Report click here.